×

Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

This video can not be played

Newly-released security camera footage shows the moment last month’s magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan.

Four surgeries were under way at the time. Footage from a camera in an operating room where an abdominal surgery was being performed shows medical staff shielding the patient with their bodies as equipment swayed violently, and a nurse opening a door to secure an evacuation route.

According to the hospital, all four operations were successfully completed.

Kumamoto General Hospital resumed normal outpatient services on 5 August , after suspending them following the earthquake on 28 July.

  • Subsection
  • Published

Related topics

  • Japan

  • Earthquakes

  • Asia

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Author

Related Posts

Africa backs Infantino as CAF unanimously votes in FIFA president’s favour

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo FIFA president Gianni...

Read out all

Earthquake strikes as doctors perform surgery

A viral video shows medical staff protecting a patient as an earthquake struck Japan during surgery.

Read out all

‘Still searching for truth’: Daughter of Sikh activist killed 30 years ago

ListenListen (12 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Slain Punjab rights...

Read out all

Mexico deploys troops to secure avocado region after US halts imports

Mexico deployed more than 1,500 troops to its main avocado-producing state after the US suspended export inspections.

Read out all

Bodies of climbers killed in avalanche retrieved from Broad Peak

A search team has retrieved the remains of renowned climber Nirmal Purja and several members of his team.

Read out all

Record-high heat soars through South Korea

A record-high heatwave is sweeping through the Korean Peninsula, sending temperatures skyrocketing, reaching 42.5C.

Read out all