Croatia Capitol Strucked by Earthquake

byDaliborT

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6 years ago

Early this morning, Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, was struck by an 5.3 magnitude earthquake followed by another 5.1 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter was 7 kilometers north of Zagreb at the depth of 10 kilometers. Many were injured and 15 year old girl is injured and at critical condition after the part of wall fall on her. The doctors are still fighting for her life.
Several buildings have cracked walls and rooftops have been damaged. Zagreb's iconic cathedral has also been damaged and the top of one of its two spires collapsed. The cathedral was rebuilt after it toppled in the 1880 earthquake.
Some households are without power and several fires were also reported.

The earthquake struck a partial lock down of the capital because of the spread of the corona virus. People were told to avoid public areas, such as parks and public squares, but had little choice when they had to run outside.

Police was keeping order and helping people while maintaining regular distance of 2m from groups as much as possible.

This was the biggest earthquakes in Zagreb in the last 140 years.

Croatia's army and all emergency services will start clearing the streets as soon as possible. It is still too early for damage assessment.

//Pictures take from foxnews.com