Scary video has emerged of a group of nurses jumping to action to protect newborns at a neonatal unit in Taipei during the devastating earthquake that rocked Taiwan.
The three nurses are seen scrambling to gather about 10 cots and hold them together in the capital city as the building shakes during Wednesday’s 7.2-magnitude temblor in the eastern part of the country.
“Taiwanese nurses protecting babies during an earthquake. This is one of the most beautiful videos I have seen today on the internet. Hats off to these brave ladies,” one user wrote on X.
Another wrote: “Many videos show the impact of the earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday. I found this hospital one especially touching, showing nurses rushing to keep all the babies safe.
“Life is fragile, and they’re doing all they can to protect the most fragile ones of all. Bless them,” the user added.
The maternity unit nurses were worried that a nearby window might shatter and injure the babies, the BBC reported.
One person quipped: “Adds a whole new meaning to being rocked to sleep.”
The dramatic video of the heroic nurses emerged as the number of people injured in the earthquake climbed past 1,000 on Thursday – though the death toll stood at nine.
The quake, the strongest in 25 years to hit the self-ruled island, hit Wednesday morning just as people were preparing to go to work and school, centered on the largely rural and sparsely populated eastern county of Hualien.
About 646 people remain trapped, mostly in hotels at Taroko National Park, where a road was cut off, officials said.
Interior Minister Lin Yu-chang said rescuers expected to be able to reach them Thursday evening.