Earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir: Doctors Deliver Baby Amid Tremors in Anantnag Hospital (Watch Video)

Doctors at a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district kept their nerve to deliver a baby through lower-segment cesarean section while an earthquake shook the Valley on Tuesday.

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Srinagar, March 21: Doctors at a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district kept their nerve to deliver a baby through lower-segment cesarean section while an earthquake shook the Valley on Tuesday.

"Emergency LSCS (lower-segment cesarean section) was going on at SDH (Sub District Hospital) Bijbehara, Anantnag, during which strong tremors of earthquake were felt. Also Read | Earthquake in Delhi: Tremors Felt in National Capital, Adjoining Areas; Residents Gather in Open Spaces.

Watch Video: Doctors Deliver Baby Amid Tremors in Anantnag Hospital

"Kudos to staff of SDH Bijbehara who conducted the LSCS smoothly and thank god everything is alright," according to a tweet from the the district's chief medical officer. The tweet included a video that showed how the staff focused on the job while everything around them was shaking. Earthquake in Punjab: People Gather in Open Spaces in Ludhiana As Strong Tremors Felt in North India (Watch Video).

An earthquake of 6.6-magnitude struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, shaking the Valley so violently that residents in many areas rushed out of their homes in search of safety.

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