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MANCHESTER FLOODING: MAJOR INCIDENT AFTER BURST WATER MAIN

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image captionDamage could be seen to the road surface near the University of
Manchester

A large burst water main has caused serious flooding and closed two major roads
in Manchester city centre.

Oxford Road is shut in both directions between Booth Street West and Grafton
Street while nearby University of Manchester buildings were closed.

United Utilities (UU) declared a major incident but said water supplies had been
restored in the area.

It said repairs to damage caused to Oxford Road "could take until the end of
next week".

Lloyd Street North was also shut between Denmark Road and Burlington Street and
local bus services were diverted.

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image captionUnited Utilities had isolated the burst water pipe by 09:00 BST
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image captionOxford Road is closed in both directions due to the flooding

A UU spokesman said water supplies were fully restored on Wednesday morning and
engineers hoped to fix the pipe by Thursday.



"We are in discussions with the council highways department about the wider
repairs to the road," he added.

"We are planning to work extended hours, seven days a week, to get the damage
repaired as quickly as possible so that the road can be reopened.

"At this stage we believe that could take until the end of next week."

UU said it was also providing support to the University of Manchester "so any
flooded buildings can recover as soon as possible".


image captionSix fire engines were sent to help remove floodwater

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said the burst water main had
caused "a lot of localised flooding and damage to the road".

It said several buildings had been flooded and firefighters had worked to
minimise damage and remove floodwater.



There is currently no impact on access to nearby hospitals.

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image captionSome road diversions were put in place

A large pool of water could be seen in front of some of the university's main
buildings at the start of the new academic year.

A spokesman for the university said nine buildings had been closed because of
the flooding, including the main library, students' union and Manchester
Academy.

He said the majority of the sites had reopened except for the Samuel Alexander
building which will be closed until at least Friday and the main library which
was expected to reopen at 09:00 on Thursday.

Greater Manchester Police asked people to avoid the area and to use Upper Brook
Street instead.

Stagecoach tweeted that buses would not be stopping outside the university and
First Manchester cancelled several services.




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