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A strong earthquake struck Croatia on Tuesday, 46 kilometers from the capital Zagreb. According to the first information, the earthquake registered a magnitude of 6.4 and it occurs in the context of the panic caused by another earthquake, which occurred a day ago with a magnitude of 5.2.
The epicenter was reported near Petrinja, but the earthquake was strong across Croatia.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, reports the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
Several areas of Croatia have been without electricity and telephone lines have been affected.
“The houses were just rocking,” said one local.
“We managed to get a child out, he was in the car. Everything collapsed, the owner is inside, but he is not responsible, “said a young man.
“It’s tough, I heard that kindergarten also collapsed. There were no children in kindergarten …” said another.
The quake was also felt in Italy, along the Adriatic coast, from Trieste to Abruzzo, where firefighters received hundreds of calls, writes the daily La Repubblica.
A day ago, another earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.2, occurred near Zagreb.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed her willingness to help Croatia on Monday. “We are closely following the situation and we are ready to come to the rescue ”, the European chief executive transmitted on Twitter.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who visited the town of Sisak near the epicenter in the morning, welcomed the support of the European Union and noted on Twitter that the support would be “vital for the reconstruction of Sisak, Petrinja and Sisak” . Moslavina, like the EU cooperation in the reconstruction of Zagreb after the earthquake in March “.
The Sisak hospital was damaged but can still function normally, unit director Tomislav Dujmenovic was quoted as saying by Agerpres.
Publisher: Georgiana Marina
