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“Petrinja is in ruins. There are dead and wounded, there are missing. There is no house that has not been damaged. Ambulances cannot reach all places. It’s chaos“, said the local mayor, Darinko Dumbovic, to the Radio Croatia station.
Shortly before making these statements, the mayor of Petrinja had indicated to the 24 Sata portal that “services began rescuing people from the rubbles ”and that the army came to the area to help with the tasks.
The expert Kresimir Kuk, from the Seismological Institute of the Adriatic country, warned that there may be new tremors and asked citizens to stay away from buildings in poor condition, of which there are many in the area around Petrinja.
“We cannot completely and theoretically exclude another earthquake (of equal intensity), but we can say that the probability of aftershocks of smaller magnitude is greater,” Kuk told regional television N1.
According to that station, which has shown images of collapsed buildings and roofs on numerous buildings in Petrinja and how rescue teams, with firefighters and volunteers, recovered some people from the rubble, also in Zagreb there were wounded.
Many citizens of the capital, who have largely been without electricity, have taken to the streets and parks, and some have even left the city, which last March was hit by a 5.5 magnitude earthquake.
Kuk asked the citizens clear the streets so that services can reach Petrinja unhindered, a city attended by the country’s prime minister, Andrej Plenkovic, and the president, Zoran Milanovic.
The central city of Sisak, near Petrinja, also suffered material damage, N1 said.
Videos of the powerful earthquake that leaves several dead and dozens injured in Croatia:
🇭🇷#CROATIA🚨#LAST MINUTE | Destroyed structures left the #equake magnitude 6.4 in the city of Petrinja.
🎥Video: @croatian_pleter
#earthquake #Earthquake #Tremor #Croatia #Zagreb pic.twitter.com/UtG2Zw1ykm via @ RochexRB27– Patricio Espinoza 🇨🇱🚒 (@PATRICIOSPINOZA) December 29, 2020
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale leaves at least one minor dead and several injured in #Croatia, in addition to a situation of “chaos” in several municipalities: #petrinja It’s in ruins. There are dead and wounded, there are missing ” #Croatia pic.twitter.com/VX8Nug9yuP
– Oswaldo Royett (@oswaldosrm) December 29, 2020
🇭🇷 | CROATIA
Aftershocks of regular magnitude are felt in Petrinja, Croatia, after the powerful 6.4 earthquake on the Richter scale #Croatia #Croatia #earthquake
pic.twitter.com/vKiMUk9VlS– Coronavirus NEWS🇺🇳 (@CoronavirusNewv) December 29, 2020
🇭🇷 | CROATIA
A strong earthquake has hit Croatia and some injuries have been reported, as well as damage to buildings in the capital, Zagreb.#Croatia #Croatia #zagreb #earthquake
pic.twitter.com/Y3G53nAQxQ– Coronavirus NEWS🇺🇳 (@CoronavirusNewv) December 29, 2020
🔴This morning there was a 6.3 magnitude earthquake south of Zagreb, Croatia.
There is significant damage and at least one deceased.#petrinja #Croatia pic.twitter.com/GULQ0slXSh– TerraGea News (@TerraGeaNews) December 29, 2020
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