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Plaza outside Lowry Hotel flooded after River Irwell bursts its banks

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Manchester Evening News showed walkways and a staircase submerged in water on Wednesday afternoon. Benches and bins outside the five-star hotel stood were also left surrounded by several inches of water when the river spilled over.Police officers could be seen guarding the plaza, while a sign pinned to one the barriers surrounding it warned of the risk of flooding.The hotel itself does not appear to have been affected.One worker in a nearby office said it was the highest level he had seen the river at since December 2015, when torrential rain left much of the plaza under water.When most of the water finally drained on that occasion, a sandy beach formed around the seating area outside the luxury hotel.Water levels are also high in the.

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