overcrowding

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Education Minister Julius Ogamba said preliminary findings indicated that there had been multiple breaches of safety measures at Utumishi Girls' School, including overcrowding in dormitories and a locked exit door.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

While a transfer may be a slight inconvenience for usual commuters, it may cause large problems in mass events like the World Cup where risk of overcrowding and crush are at their highest.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

"People in affected areas are not receiving enough food," Johnny Luboya Nkashama told French broadcaster RFI, adding that "other diseases" and "overcrowding" are also issues.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

But after serving less than a year of his five-year sentence he was paroled and released due to overcrowding.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The school had better facilities than the primary schools, but it lacked many things, and overcrowding was still a serious problem.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane