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In the devastating earthquake that hit Croatia on Tuesday, a girl died, several were injured, and the earthquake was felt by Sisak, Zagreb, other Croatian cities and neighboring countries, write world media, highlighting the dramatic words of the mayor of Petrinja who compared the situation in the epicenter with Hiroshima.
At least one person, a girl, was killed and injured, said Darinko Dumbović, the leader of the city about 50 kilometers from Zagreb, reports dpa.
“This is horrible, there are victims, there are injured. We saw a child die in the square,” he added.
He compared the situation in the city to Hiroshima, according to Tanjug. “It’s like it’s Hiroshima, I don’t have half the city. Currently I’m in front of a dead girl who died, we are waiting for help,” said Dumbovic.
The earthquake caused great damage in Petrinja, Sisak, Zagreb and other cities, and it was so strong that it was felt in neighboring countries.
Seven engineers were rescued from the rubble of a building they inspected after previous earthquakes of magnitude 5.2 and 5.0 on Monday.
Petrinja seems to be the most affected, but there are ruins on the streets of Sisak and Zagreb, adds the German agency.
World media reported that the Krško nuclear power plant in Slovenia, not far from the Croatian border, was closed as a precautionary measure until damage was assessed.
A strong 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Zagreb on March 22, and that earthquake has been the strongest in 140 years to date, Reuters recalls.
He adds that H1 recorded the extraction of a man and a boy from the rubble. An Al Jazeera reporter also witnessed the boy and his father being pulled out of a car buried in the rubble.
Tomislav Fabijanic, director of the Sisak-Moslavina County Institute of Emergency Medicine, said there were many injuries in Petrinja and Sisak.
“There are fractures, concussions and some had to be operated on,” Fabijanic said according to Reuters.
The earthquake was felt in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Graz in southern Austria, write Al Jazeera and ABC News.
In the capital, people ran into the streets and parks in fear. Many leave Zagreb and ignore the travel ban imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, ABC News reported.
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