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Some 20,000 people will spend the night away from home for fear of possible aftershocks from the violent earthquake that killed at least seven people in Croatia on Tuesday, according to the latest provisional information.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic confirmed the death toll, but warned that “there are probably more”, following the impact of 6.4 on the Richter scale, which was felt in several neighboring countries and even in Vienna, the capital. from Austria.
As he searched the rubble for survivors, European Union crisis management officer Janez Lenarcic said that on Wednesday, tents, beds, sleeping bags and shelter containers should arrive in the country to help. displaced.
“It is not safe to be here, that is as clear as day,” admitted Prime Minister Plenkovic, explaining that authorities would install containers to install people whose homes are at risk.
The town of Petrinja was one of the most affected by the earthquake that, according to the American Institute of Geophysics (USGS), had its epicenter about 50 kilometers southeast of the capital Zagreb, in the Sisak region, shaken the previous day by an earthquake. less intense land.
According to the Croatian police, a child was found dead in Petrinja, as well as five people from the neighboring town of Glina, while at least two dozen were injured, six of whom were seriously injured.
Power was cut in Petrinja, leaving the city center in darkness, where several buildings in the main square were completely destroyed.
The police and the army continue to clear the rubble with backhoes.
According to the USGS, the 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurred at 12.19 hours (11.19 hours in Lisbon) at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The epicenter was about 50 kilometers southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb, 2.9 kilometers south-southeast of Petrinja and 8.7 kilometers southwest of Sisak.
The same area had already been hit by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake on Monday, a situation that had also caused panic among the local population.
After Tuesday’s earthquake, two aftershocks were felt, both over 4.0 in magnitude, according to the Croatian Seismological Institute.
Other sources, such as the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, attributed to the earthquake the magnitude between 6.2 and 6.3 on the Richter scale.
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