They hid in a place that many say is the safest in the event of an earthquake

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His house was razed and he and his son survived with the help of great luck. They themselves do not know how, but they managed to hide under the only safe part of the house.

That only safe part of the house was the door stem, and the only door in the entire house remained in place.

The door saved their heads

At the time of the strongest earthquake, 6.2 on the Richter scale, they took shelter under the doorpost and that saved their heads, Tomislav told RTL.

Earthquake, Photo: Screen Printed

Tomislav says that he and his son did not panic when the earthquake started and that at that time they just called each other.

– We left, but we did not go further from the door. There we hugged and raised our hands so that something would not fall on our heads. We hope to die together, but something was stronger than not being. When it stopped, we went out. The barn was a bed, as was the house … – Tomislav says, adding that they immediately took a horse out of the stable that was not injured.

He also saved the horse

Tomislav Suknaić’s son says he no longer wants to enter any facility out of fear, so they spent the night in a car. Since it was cold, they built a fire near the car and got warm.

Despite everything, Tomislav does not want to leave his property. He says he expects a container as temporary accommodation, and that his friends also offered them a caravan. If he gets both, he says, he will give one to whoever needs it.

Tomo Suknaić managed to save a cat, a dog and his beloved horse from the demolished property in Majske Poljane.