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06/08/2013
Patients Moved From Wales' Only Children's Hospital After Flooding
Flooding has forced the closure of the only dedicated children's hospital in Wales.
Twenty patients of Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff have been moved to other facilities after torrential rainfall caused flooding on Monday afternoon.
The extent of the damage is still being assessed and staff and children will only be allowed to return to the facility once it is deemed safe, the hospital board has said.
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Twenty patients of Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff have been moved to other facilities after torrential rainfall caused flooding on Monday afternoon.
The extent of the damage is still being assessed and staff and children will only be allowed to return to the facility once it is deemed safe, the hospital board has said.
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