Jammu, Aug. 16 -- On the night of 14th August, when every Indian was preparing for the celebration of the 79th Independence Day, a team of medical professionals in GMC Jammu was eagerly waiting to receive a horde of ambulances arriving from Kishtwar carrying unfortunate victims who suffered not only physical but mental injuries following a natural disaster of paramount proportions.

As soon as the ambulance sirens started sounding in GMC Jammu emergency, the teams became active. Without losing even a minute, the porters and helpers took the patient trolleys to the triage room where the medical teams immediately started providing medical support and treatment. There was no time to lose, split-second decisions were taken. The very sick were...