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Occurs at Central Petrinha
At least 20 people were injured.
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) announced that on the 29th at 11:30 am (GMT) a 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in central Croatia.
However, the European Center for Mediterranean Earthquakes announced that the scale of the earthquake was 6.3.
Petrinha is about 50 km southeast of Zagreb, the capital, and the epicenter is 10 km deep.
Local state broadcaster HRT TV reported that 5 people, including a 12-year-old girl, died and at least 20 were hospitalized.
Two of them were seriously injured, the Associated Press reported.
Prime Minister Andrei Plenković, who arrived at the scene, explained that “most of downtown Petrinha has been designated a Red Zone, which means that most of the buildings (in this area) are not available.” did.
The mayor of Petriña, Darinko Dumbo Beach, said in an interview with the state broadcast of HRT: “The city was completely destroyed and the children died.” “It is like Hiroshima. Half of the city no longer exists. “” He’s making people get out of the car. I don’t know if he’s dead or injured. General panic, “he conveyed a disastrous situation.
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The earthquake damaged the walls, roofs and vehicles of many buildings in this area, where some 25,000 people live. Bricks and other debris from the buildings were scattered on the streets, reports AFP.
The earthquake is reported to have occurred one day after the 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurred near Petrinha.
Previously, in Croatia, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurred near Zagreb on March 22. The earthquake prompted neighboring Slovenian authorities to shut down the country’s only nuclear power plant as a precaution, STA reports. Additionally, earthquakes were detected in Serbia, Bosnia and Austria, AP reported.
/ Reporter Park Woo-in [email protected]
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