Surgeons Held the Table as Japan's M6.8 Quake Struck Mid-Operation

Surgeons Held the Table as Japan's M6.8 Quake Struck Mid-Operation

CCTV from a Kumamoto hospital shows doctors gripping a shaking operating table mid-surgery during the July 28, 2026 Mww 6.8 earthquake, objects flying around them. The footage highlights a rarely confronted seismic risk: anesthetized patients cannot self-evacuate, forcing staff to choose between their own safety and an immobilized patient's survival in seconds.

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