Floods: patients, corpses moved and schools closed

Bamalete Lutheran Hospital PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Bamalete Lutheran Hospital PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Authorities in the South East district have closed several schools in the area and relocated both patients and corpses to other hospitals and mortuaries, as the region battles severe flooding caused by downpours that began on Sunday.

Bamalete Lutheran Hospital, the region’s primary health institution, transferred corpses to private facilities in the village, while patients were sent to Princess Marina Hospital (PMH).

Two primary and one junior school in Mogobane, as well as other schools in Otse were also closed due to flooding, South East district chairperson, Phenyo Segokgo said yesterday. “The flooding has affected Bamalete hospital so badly that we were forced to call the Botswana Defence Force to help. 

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