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Bristol pub submerged underwater as River Avon burst its banks | Bristol pub submerged underwater as River Avon burst its banks |
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The Old Lock and Weir is near to the River Avon | The Old Lock and Weir is near to the River Avon |
A pub has been severely flooded after a nearby river overflowed during spells of heavy rain. | A pub has been severely flooded after a nearby river overflowed during spells of heavy rain. |
The Old Lock and Weir, on Ferry Road, in Hanham, Bristol, began to flood at the weekend after the River Avon burst its banks. | The Old Lock and Weir, on Ferry Road, in Hanham, Bristol, began to flood at the weekend after the River Avon burst its banks. |
Flood water has reached a height of 1metre (3ft) inside the pub. | Flood water has reached a height of 1metre (3ft) inside the pub. |
"It shouldn't take us long to turn it around and open our doors once the river has returned to a safe level," pub manager, Dan Rawlins, said. | "It shouldn't take us long to turn it around and open our doors once the river has returned to a safe level," pub manager, Dan Rawlins, said. |
The flood water burst into the pub at the weekend | The flood water burst into the pub at the weekend |
"The weather forecast is looking a lot brighter for the next few days, we are hoping the height of the water level has peaked," he added. | "The weather forecast is looking a lot brighter for the next few days, we are hoping the height of the water level has peaked," he added. |
Dry and sunny conditions are expected in Bristol over the next few days after several flood warnings were in place across the West of England at the weekend. | Dry and sunny conditions are expected in Bristol over the next few days after several flood warnings were in place across the West of England at the weekend. |
In Somerset, firefighters saved a mother and her six-month-old baby from a vehicle stuck in flood waters. | In Somerset, firefighters saved a mother and her six-month-old baby from a vehicle stuck in flood waters. |
The owners are hoping the water has reached its maximum height | The owners are hoping the water has reached its maximum height |
Drier conditions are forecast for the next few days | Drier conditions are forecast for the next few days |
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