India, July 12 -- A pregnant woman underwent surgery under the light of mobile phone torches after a power outage disrupted an operation at the district Civil Hospital in Haryana's Palwal on Thursday night, health officials said on Saturday.

The incident took place around 10pm while doctors were performing a caesarean section in the operation theatre. According to hospital officials, the electricity supply was interrupted during the procedure, and the battery backup system also failed, forcing the surgical team to rely on mobile phone flashlights to complete the operation. The power outage lasted for nearly four hours. The electricity supply failed while the surgery was underway and was not restored during the remainder of the procedure....