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The earth in Croatia has been shaking steadily since Monday. In addition to Petrinja and Sisak, the two strongest earthquakes caused severe damage to 86 smaller settlements, Croatian news channel N1 reported.
3,500 homes in the area were damaged in Monday’s magnitude 5.2 earthquake and then Tuesday’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake. Aftershocks continue and many are without coverage by the third night.
In the last 72 hours, the Croatian Seismological Service has measured more than 80 earthquakes, several of which have exceeded force 4.
According to the correspondent of the television channel, even those whose homes have suffered slight damage do not dare to return to their homes.
Several were housed in the Petrinja barracks or the Sisak sports hall, and there are also those who sleep in their cars. In many places, electricity and heating have not yet been restored.
According to a report from a resident, everyone is waiting for containers and caravans. The government has promised containers and a hundred caravans to the area, twenty of which arrived in Glina on Thursday.
As part of a private action organized by civilians on the community side, 25 caravans arrived at the scene Wednesday from private donations.
There are smaller settlements where all the houses are damaged, it is dangerous to stay in them. However, because people have pets, they do not want to leave their homes. Mobile homes would be installed for them.
In Sisak on Thursday, heated tents were erected next to the hospital, which was also damaged by the earthquake. Education Minister Radovan Fuchs said that many schools and kindergartens also need to be completely rebuilt.
The EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, visited the region on Wednesday and pledged aid from the European Union. Zagreb activated the union’s civil protection mechanism on Tuesday.
Together with Hungary, fourteen Member States and Turkey offered immediate assistance: beds, tents, sleeping bags, heating and lighting equipment and containers were sent to Croatia. Slovenia restarted the Krško nuclear power plant on Wednesday night, which it shut down as a precaution even after Tuesday’s 6.3-magnitude earthquake.
Seven people died and several were injured in Tuesday’s earthquake. The government declared a national day of mourning for January 2.
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