Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan

Security camera footage from Kumamoto General Hospital captured the moment a magnitude six point eight earthquake struck last month, with doctors seen shielding a patient on the operating table as the room shook. BBC World shared the footage. Kumamoto, in southern Japan, sits in a seismically active region that has experienced major quakes before.

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