Invasion Of Bats Forces Closure Of Texas Hospital

An invasion of small bats has led to the closure of the emergency section of a hospital in east Texas.

Good Shepherd Medical Centre said "a number of small bats" had moved into the Longview-based hospital's standalone emergency unit in nearby Kilgore.

The bats were in the building's walls and ceilings with some even moving into the area where the ambulances go, it said.

Efforts are under way to get them removed - but for now, emergency medical services have had to be suspended in the hospital.