Paarl hospital main entrance, emergency centre closed after flooding amid heavy rain in Western Cape [Video]

• The emergency room at a Paarl hospital was closed after flooding.
• Several towns in the Western Cape have seen heavy rains and flooding, with hundreds evacuated from their homes.
• The Gift of the Givers has been providing more than 10 000 hot meals daily.

Sections of a hospital in Paarl have been temporarily closed after heavy flooding.

The Mediclinic hospital was forced to temporarily close its main entrance and emergency unit.

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In a statement, Mediclinic said: “Mediclinic Paarl experienced excessive rainfall over the past few days, which caused flooding in certain areas. As a result, the emergency centre has been temporarily relocated to an alternative site in the hospital.

“Due to this relocation, Mediclinic Paarl is able to offer a limited emergency centre service, but will continue to prioritise life-threatening medical emergencies.”

The hospital has requested that patients …