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Thomas George

Eerie creaking sound during Storm Eunice leaves skyscraper residents feeling like they're living in 'horror film'

This is the eerie sound that has left people living in one of Manchester city centre's tallest buildings feeling like they are living in 'a horror film'.

Residents living in Deansgate Square's East Tower say they can hear the creaking sound whenever it is windy.

As Storm Eunice battered Greater Manchester this afternoon, footage captured the spooky sound which appears to be coming from within the building.

Shaun Lake, who took the video, said he was being 'driven mad' by the noise.

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"It's like you're in a horror film," said the 33-year-old, who lives in a 32nd floor apartment with his fiancé.

"The sound has been constant for the last few days.

"At night time, it's all you can hear. I lie in bed and I can just about feel the movement of the building.

"If you close your eyes, it feels like you are in a boat and are swaying in the ocean.

"There are days when I struggle in work because of a lack of sleep.

"We have had to purchase an Alexa so we can play sleep sounds at night to eliminate the noise."

Despite only having moved into the building last summer, Mr Lake says the noise has made him want to move out.

Shaun Lake (right) and his fiancé Paul (Shaun Lake)

"There's nothing we can do about it," he said.

"We're expected to live with it and pay a premium, which I don't think is fair.

"It's so disruptive. My other half works from home and has to deal with customers on the phone, but the noise is always there.

"We want to leave because we can't be putting up with this every winter."

A warning about 'very high winds' around Deansgate Square was sent out to residents by developer Renaker several days ago.

It urged them to 'be careful when walking around the estate as there may be external debris carried onto the square and surrounding areas.'

The message added: "We also would like to take this opportunity to remind you and inform new residents that the buildings are designed to have movement in the event of high winds.

"This is to be expected in order to ensure safety for the residents. We understand this can cause a creaking noise.

"This creaking is a usual occurrence."

Towering over the city at the bottom of Deansgate, the huge Deansgate Square development is home to more than 3,000 residents as well as the city's only riverside square.

It is not the first skyscraper in the city centre to make an unusual sound during windy weather.

The Beetham Tower has long been known to emit a humming noise in blustery conditions.

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