Watch: Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan

BBC News Friday 07 August 2026, 06:46 UTC 1 min read

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Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month's magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital.

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