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Rome, December 30, 2020 – No sign of stopping it swarm of earthquake tremors what’s wrong with it the central region of Croatia was devastated yesterday causing at least 7 deaths and causing a wave of scared even in italy where it was clearly felt particularly throughout the entire Adriatic mountain range. As reported by the American Institute of Geophysics, two aftershocks today involve the area of Helmet, southeast of Zagreb, a few minutes from each other, after 7.15. The first had a magnitude of 4.8, the second 4.7: two powerful tremors not like those of yesterday (magnitude 6.4) but always important. Fortunately, none of them have been reported to have caused further damage.
Italian Ingv instead, it registered three tremors in Croatia: two shortly after 6 am this morning and one at 9.21 am with a magniotute between 5 and 4. The new tremors were clearly felt in Friuli Venezia Giulia, where many people have woken up in their sleep. About two hundred people posted messages of concern on social media.
Devastation in Petrinja
The city of Petrinja, about seventy kilometers southeast of Zagreb, it is a destroyed city. Fearing new crashes after yesterday’s terrible event, many citizens spent the night away from home, in the car. Instead, about 200 people found refuge in a barracks. Those left homeless due to yesterday’s landslides were placed in makeshift hotels and shelters.
New damage
Also to Zagreb the situation remains difficult. New damage to homes and public buildings is taking place. Government and parliament seats were particularly damaged and were quickly evacuated yesterday.
The emergency
Teams Alpine rescue They searched more than 80 villages in the region without finding new victims, the head of this unit, Josip Granic, told reporters. But hundreds of buildings, homes, administrative buildings and schools were damaged. And this morning the Petrinja and Sisak areas were still without power.
Meanwhile, the Croatian government will meet later in the day to establish the help to be delivered to the affected region, while the EU’s head of crisis management, Janez Lenarcic, is expected in the area. Brussels plans to send aid such as “winter tents, electric heaters, beds and sleeping bags, as well as containers that can be used as shelters,” he said on Twitter.
Italy mobilizes
Civil Protection is mobilizing to bring aid to Croatia.
The Pope: “Relieve suffering”
French Pope sent a message at the end of the general audience at the Vatican. I express my closeness to those injured and affected by the earthquake, and pray in particular for those who lost their lives and for their families. I hope that the authorities of the country, helped by the international community, can soon alleviate the suffering of dear Croatian people. “
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