{"id":174470,"date":"2025-08-15T11:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T10:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/flooding-at-yobe-state-university-teaching-hospital"},"modified":"2025-08-15T13:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:45:25","slug":"flooding-at-yobe-state-university-teaching-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/flooding-at-yobe-state-university-teaching-hospital","title":{"rendered":"Flooding At Yobe State University Teaching Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Flood caused by a heavy downpour has taken over parts of Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu, posing a significant challenge to the public in accessing the facility.<\/p>\n<p>The water was said to have come from Murfakalam, a suburb community on the outskirts of Damaturu metropolis.<\/p>\n<p>Areas affected by the flood in the tertiary healthcare facility include the main entrance gate and the accident and emergency unit.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which occurred late evening yesterday, gave staff and members of the public a tougher time in gaining access to the hospital, as they had to charge through the flooded areas.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses attributed the ugly development to a poor drainage system at the frontage of the hospital, which gave the flooding water uninterrupted access to the facility.<\/p>\n<p>No life was reported lost, and no injuries were sustained during the incident.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-174467 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755249485.336021.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755249485.336021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755249485.336021-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755249485.336021-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755249485.336021-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Flood caused by a heavy downpour has taken over parts of Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu, posing a significant challenge to the public in accessing the facility. The water was said to have come from Murfakalam, a suburb community on the outskirts of Damaturu metropolis. 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