Rainwater from a leaking roof flooded parts of Mariental State Hospital.

Videos of the water leakage, showing nurses mopping up rainwater, circulated widely on social media.

The NBC News team reached out to Hardap Health Directorate Regional Director Yvonne Stephanus, who declined to comment.

Hospital Senior Medical Officer Alapoti Gabriel said he was not at liberty to speak to the media.

The news team was refused entry to film the rain damage.