A submersible pump (100, 100a) comprising: a fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet, wherein at least the first fluid outlet is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet; and a strainer upstream of the fluid inlet provided with a plurality of openings and forming an inlet chamber for the submersible pump (100, 100a), wherein the inlet chamber is closed by a plate that extends across the bottom edge of the strainer, wherein the strainer forms a peripheral wall about the fluid inlet; wherein the submersible pump (100, 100a) further comprises: a second fluid outlet arrangement having a) a plurality of fluid outlet openings (108, 108a) spaced about the submersible pump (100, 100a) and located in the peripheral surface of a housing of the submersible pump (100, 100a); or b) a manifold supported on and about a housing of the submersible pump (100, 100a) and is arranged to deliver the fluid into a body of fluid, the manifold being formed with fluid outlet openings (108, 108a), the second fluid outlet arrangement being configured such that when the submersible pump (100, 100a) is in the body of fluid containing floating solid matter, a fluid can be delivered by the fluid outlet openings (108, 108a) into the body of fluid in a manner to create a divergent flow of fluid in the body in a direction radially away from a circumferential surface of the submersible pump (100, 100a) so as to direct unwanted solid matter away from the strainer, wherein the second fluid outlet arrangement is configured to receive fluid from the body of fluid and the fluid delivered by the second fluid outlet arrangement is the fluid from the body of fluid or the second fluid outlet arrangement is configured to receive fluid from a fluid source other than the body of fluid. a fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet, wherein at least the first fluid outlet is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet; and a strainer upstream of the fluid inlet provided with a plurality of openings and forming an inlet chamber for the submersible pump (100, 100a), wherein the inlet chamber is closed by a plate that extends across the bottom edge of the strainer, wherein the strainer forms a peripheral wall about the fluid inlet; wherein the submersible pump (100, 100a) further comprises: a second fluid outlet arrangement having a) a plurality of fluid outlet openings (108, 108a) spaced about the submersible pump (100, 100a) and located in the peripheral surface of a housing of the submersible pump (100, 100a); or b) a manifold supported on and about a housing of the submersible pump (100, 100a) and is arranged to deliver the fluid into a body of fluid, the manifold being formed with fluid outlet openings (108, 108a), the second fluid outlet arrangement being configured such that when the submersible pump (100, 100a) is in the body of fluid containing floating solid matter, a fluid can be delivered by the fluid outlet openings (108, 108a) into the body of fluid in a manner to create a divergent flow of fluid in the body in a direction radially away from a circumferential surface of the submersible pump (100, 100a) so as to direct unwanted solid matter away from the strainer, wherein the second fluid outlet arrangement is configured to receive fluid from the body of fluid and the fluid delivered by the second fluid outlet arrangement is the fluid from the body of fluid or the second fluid outlet arrangement is configured to receive fluid from a fluid source other than the body of fluid. a second fluid outlet arrangement having a) a plurality of fluid outlet openings (108, 108a) spaced about the submersible pump (100, 100a) and located in the peripheral surface of a housing of the submersible pump (100, 100a); or b) a manifold supported on and about a housing of the submersible pump (100, 100a) and is arranged to deliver the fluid into a body of fluid, the manifold being formed with fluid outlet openings (108, 108a), a) a plurality of fluid outlet openings (108, 108a) spaced about the submersible pump (100, 100a) and located in the peripheral surface of a housing of the submersible pump (100, 100a); or b) a manifold supported on and about a housing of the submersible pump (100, 100a) and is arranged to deliver the fluid into a body of fluid, the manifold being formed with fluid outlet openings (108, 108a), the second fluid outlet arrangement being configured such that when the submersible pump (100, 100a) is in the body of fluid containing floating solid matter, a fluid can be delivered by the fluid outlet openings (108, 108a) into the body of fluid in a manner to create a divergent flow of fluid in the body in a direction radially away from a circumferential surface of the submersible pump (100, 100a) so as to direct unwanted solid matter away from the strainer, wherein the second fluid outlet arrangement is configured to receive fluid from the body of fluid and the fluid delivered by the second fluid outlet arrangement is the fluid from the body of fluid or the second fluid outlet arrangement is configured to receive fluid from a fluid source other than the body of fluid.