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.

Wards at the Mariental State Hospital will undergo rehabilitation, thanks to the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency and the Office of the Hardap Governor Salomon April.