ATLANTA — A former Clark Atlanta University student filed a lawsuit against the school last Friday for injuries she sustained in the campus' 2023 flooding , according to Fulton County court documents.

The former student was living in CAU's Holmes Hall on James Brawley Drive SW at the time of the flooding, according to the civil suit. She claim she incurred over $117,000 in medical expenses after she was injured trying to escape her dorm room.

Heavy storms in Atlanta on September 14, 2023, significantly flooded parts of the campus. Multiple cars were submerged and at least 24 students had to be relocated to other on-campus housing solutions by CAU student services.

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Holmes Hall was one of the dorms affec

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