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Story summary
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan, on July 28, 2026, shaking a hospital operating room where surgeons protected a patient.
- Four surgeries were underway and completed after the shaking stopped.
- Shotaro Yoshihara said the quake killed 38 people and collapsed several hundred buildings.
- Kumamoto General Hospital lost electricity and water, suspended services until they resumed by August 5, 2026, while aftershocks left 79,000 residents without water and caused power outages in 35 °C heat.
