Now back in Djibo after ensuring Margaret’s well being.

I was straight back into assisting and learning from Dr Ken Elliott’s wealth of surgical experience. Hysterectomy, and open prostatectomy and repair of trauma to the chest of a young boy were the operations for the morning list before we started an afternoon outpatient Surgical review,

However after only a couple of patients the wind started outside and soon there was a gale force wind and dust storm which made the middle of the day seem like night time . I was unable to see without a torch and of course there was a power cut at the same time. Sand and dust got everywhere. The dark of the storm turned into blood red sky as the dust cloud thinned and soon enough it was pelting down with rain, much needed but travelling horizontally. This all took about half an hour, and the many people outside the hospital, patients and supporting relatives just huddled down into their cloaks and turbans and waited the dust storm out.