During the night between September 10 and 11 two Orthodox churches in Petrinja were desecrated by vandals The targeted churches were Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker and Saint Father Nicholas at the local Orthodox cemetery which has been under construction since 2019 with the most recent attack involving graffiti on the bell tower originally built in 1798 and recently renovated was defaced with graffiti on its western facade Following the report from the Church Municipality of Petrinja criminal police teams conducted investigations at the scenes and charges were filed against the unknown perpetrators On the eve of the conclave that will begin on Wednesday to elect a new Pope The annual graduation ceremony of the Patriarchal Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy (PTOTA) was held at the Cultural Centre of.. Archbishop Makarios of Australia will be conferred the title of Honorary Doctor by both the Department of Theology and.. The Vatican announced on Monday that all telephone communication within its territory will be suspended during the upcoming conclave.. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew delivered the keynote address at the International Scientific Conference “Restarting from Nicaea:.. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [] cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt callback: cb } ); } } }})(); © 2023 OrthodoxTimes.com - All rights reserved Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website These cookies do not store any personal information Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website the government of Albania decided to donate 250,000 euro to Croatia to help in the rebuild of the city of Petrinja The news was shared by Prime Minister Rama who wrote on Twitter that “Croatia is an example of resilience and a role model for us in its amazing transformation in a proud EU country.” President Meta also expressed his sadness for the severe earthquake that struck Croatia adding that Albania would stand by Croatia “with all our possible capacities with a population of 24,671 was hit by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale which killed 7 people and injured 26 others so far a series of powerful aftershocks have rocked central Croatia The earthquake on Tuesday was felt throughout northern Croatia Email: editor@tiranatimes.com a 6.2 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter 3km from Petrinja It was reported as the strongest earthquake to hit Croatia in more than 140 years 8 people were killed and at least 36 people were injured Three foreshocks hit the same area the day before There were no reports of injuries or fatalities but there was moderate to substantial damage in some cases to buildings and structures in Petrinja and Glina mainly closest to the epicenter Between 29 December 2020 and 28 February 2021 there have been an additional 1,244 aftershocks of 1.5 to 2.0 magnitude and 2 between 5.0-6.0 magnitude causing additional damage to buildings the Government declared a state of disaster for Sisak-Moslavina County and parts of Zagreb and Karlovac counties The seismic activity has continued over the next year with weaker aftershocks – a total of 1,400 stronger from 2 magnitude causing more damages on already damaged buildings and physical infrastructure The worst-affected areas are the towns of Petrinja three small rural towns and a total of 272 villages many of them in hilly remote areas with a population of nearly 105,000 45,000 people living in Zagreb and Karlovac counties were also affected The affected population’s gender and age disaggregation is as follows: approximately 52% female and 48% male 66% aged 15-64 years and 19.5% aged 65+ years It was estimated that at least some 50,000 people in the affected area needed urgent humanitarian assistance for some protracted period of time – at least by the end of 2022 The Government estimated direct damages on public and residential buildings as well as infrastructure at 4,8 billion EUR (CHF 4,92 billion) – overall estimation based on EU rules and World Bank methodology the total number of consolidated applications connected to buildings was 39.706 out of the total of 57,517 applications filed A total of 37,641 buildings have been examined and some 2,065 buildings still to be inspected (the last as result of numerous aftershocks) Some 4,617 (12,27%) were classified as uninhabitable (red category) and 8,165 (21,7%) as temporarily uninhabitable (yellow category) – a total of 12,782 The majority of 24,155 buildings were classified as green (64,18%) but still needed some reconstruction assistance Screened buildings also included multi-apartment buildings that were counted as one building although they were home to many families There are three hospitals in the earthquake affected area the largest is the county hospital which is situated in six buildings in three locations – two in Sisak and one in Petrinja The earthquake damaged 90% of the hospital buildings in Sisak and only one new building with originally gynecology has been functioning since then the health center in Glina and a number of outpatient clinics in the area were damaged as well Most general medical services have moved to other undamaged buildings or have been located in containers in vicinity of the hospitals and clinics in Sisak Patients in need of hospital medical services have been only triaged locally before being redirected to the closest hospitals outside the earthquakeaffected area (mainly to Zagreb hospitals) There are a total of 58 schools and higher education facilities in the earthquake affected area 9 school buildings were unusable due to damages 11 facilities temporarily unusable and 7 usable with a recommendation Where students have not been able to return to school the Ministry of Science and Education equipped them and educators with IT equipment for remote learning while repairs and reconstruction are carried out schools across Croatia were following remote learning modalities according to local contexts with students returning to physically attending schools only from 6 May 2021 In the new school years in September 2021 all schools in Croatia returned to physical attendance with school children from damaged schools attending classes in containers providing a venue for classes in several locations where the school buildings are unusable or nearby schools offering places to students from damaged schools By September 2021 some school buildings with lower scale of damages were reconstructed Meanwhile the students were attending the alternative schools in the area in extra organized shifts The reconstruction of fully destroyed school buildings has started in 2022 Some 150,000 users were left without electricity immediately after the earthquake The total damage to the electrical network and facilities amounts to HRK 200 million (CHF 28.5 million) 320km of embankments of the small Banovina basin were inspected and urgent rehabilitation was carried out on the most critical locations Damage to the main water supply was repaired in the affected areas shortly after the earthquake but some places without connection to public water supply who are getting water from water wells were without water for long time awaiting sanitation of their water wells Water tanks were provided in these locations and CRC provided bottled drinking water as part of their response activities CRC started with the sanitation of wells in mid-April but many of them will need a second cleaning before becoming fully functioning with water for human use bridges and structures was estimated to HRK 75 million (CHF 10.6 million) to repair local and unclassified roads was estimated to cost HRK 20 million (CHF 2.8 million) Inspections show no damage to railway infrastructure Damage to telecom infrastructure was repaired quickly with free Wi-Fi hotspots established in some places The Ministry of Agriculture assessed 3,556 farms with damage reported to buildings at 1,849 farms Conditions for livestock were deemed inadequate at 43 farms and 306 head of livestock have been relocated There were reports that a few animals had died but this is more a case of accident than a widespread phenomenon The earthquake affected also some 825 skill crafters businesses and some 700 small enterprises in the area whose buildings have been damaged as well the Government has started allocating the small grants for small enterprises as well as for farms producing food for market with announced scheme for further grants and its 61 inmates were evacuated on the day of the earthquake The Glina Penitentiary was assessed later and a building housing for 100 inmates was deemed unusable Several Municipal court buildings were also significantly damaged A total of 120 sacral buildings were also destroyed or severely damaged including a cathedral more than 130 sink holes have appeared in the area between Petrinja and Hrvatska Kostajnica Their cover up and burial has started in September 2021 A total of 2,900 people were registered by 75 Croatian Red Cross local branches who moved from the affected area across Croatia Majority of affected people who left their houses stayed in the affected area in some alternative accommodation – mainly with their families or in leased undamaged property or in housing containers behind their damaged houses as well as 1,400 people sheltered in 15 collective shelters – 12 containers settlements and three solid buildings in Topusko and Sisak Since the beginning of October two container settlements (Češko Selo in Petrinja and Prvča in Sisak) were dismantled and people moved to other container settlements or moved back to their houses the number of collective shelters has been reduced to 13 with 727 people still residing in them Additional settlement has been dismantled in 2022 in Sisak HEP settlement with 17 households or 23 people and its residents were moved to the remaining settlements in Sisak or leased apartments Topusko hotel building is used for accommodation of older people evacuated from Glina and Petrinja homes for elderly as well as some older people from Glina area who had to abandon their houses and apartments – a total of 148 elderly (106 + 42) People living in remote rural areas were identified as among the most affected from the start of this operation given the complex nature of the repair and reconstruction program in what is a disadvantaged economic region of the country With disruption to public transport - both physically to infrastructure but also as certain routes became economically unviable to sustain - and infrastructure including utilities drinking water and household items including hot meals and hygiene packages need to be delivered across a wide area to people’s homes either their original still-habitable home or to a housing container next to their damaged homes and to a number of local distribution points for those that can travel short distances People who have been relocated to collective shelters that do not have cooking facilities also needed assistance with hot meals The hot meals were provided by the government (distributed by CRC for the first two months of operation) and hygiene packages from in-kind donations from the general public businesses and from government stocks were solely distributed by CRC majority of shops in the urban towns were re-open and well stocked after month or two after the earthquake considering the need to take public transportation from rural areas to the shops increase of number of people below poverty line as result of wider earthquake impact on the area it is estimated that the provision of food support and basic household items will be prolonged for some time The organized reconstruction of damaged housing and public facilities funded by the state has started in June 2021 in line with the new Law on Reconstruction of buildings damaged by earthquake adopted by the Croatian Parliament in February 2021 complicated process meaning people will be outside their homes for a considerable -years not months- period The application process for reconstruction assistance including request for removal of fully collapsed building started in February 2021 but is still going on The actual reconstruction works started on buildings with smaller damages to enable feasible housing for the most of affected population and enable public services delivery to population while the reconstruction of fully demolished buildings will start in 2022 as their reconstruction is more demanding and requires development of full project designs and construction permits some 160 fully destroyed buildings which were qualified as security risk have been removed so far especially in the centers of Petrinja The reconstruction process of residential and public buildings organized by the state started in July 2021 Some 1,100 damaged buildings has been reconstructed by the end of 2021 that resulted in return of some 6,000 people to their home A large number of citizens reconstructed their houses by themselves – houses with green mark in need of smaller rehabilitation work (see color coding in chart on page 3) The deadline for submission of reconstruction requests has been extended to the 31 December 2023 so it is hard to say when the reconstruction process will finish Glina and Hrvatska Kostajnica suffered serious damages The premises of Petrinja and Glina branches are currently unusable and have to be fully reconstructed two RC local branches have been in need for temporary alternative solutions in terms of office containers as medium-term solution and for new buildings as a longer-term solution four containers were procured by CRC to be used as temporary offices by Petrinja and Glina branches Meanwhile the Sisak local branch premises were reconstructed and re-equipped to be fully operational from mid-July 2021 a total of 1,101,972 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Croatia and 15,616 deaths The number of cases and fatalities has been steadily increasing in 2021 with a few peaks during 2021 Vaccinations in Sisak-Moslavina County started in early January 2021 prioritizing older people living in collective shelters and humanitarian workers A national vaccination campaign was going on throughout Croatia with nearly 59,44% of adult population vaccinated but it slowed down since the end of 2021 for low interest of population Metrics details We provide here a first-hand description of the coseismic surface effects caused by the Mw 6.4 Petrinja earthquake that hit central Croatia on 29 December 2020 This was one of the strongest seismic events that occurred in Croatia in the last two centuries Field surveys in the epicentral area allowed us to observe and map primary coseismic effects including geometry and kinematics of surface faulting The resulting dataset consists of homogeneous georeferenced records identifying 222 observation points each of which contains a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 14 numeric and string fields of relevant information The earthquake caused surface faulting defining a typical ‘conjugate’ fault pattern characterized by Y and X shears and compression structures (P shears) within a ca NW–SE striking right-lateral strike-slip shear zone (i.e. We believe that the results of the field survey provide fundamental information to improve the interpretation of seismological the data related to the surface faulting may impact future studies focused on earthquake processes in active strike-slip settings integrating the estimates of slip amount and distribution in assessing the hazard associated with capable transcurrent faults The processing was carried out with the SNAP toolbox of ESA and the SNAPHU software for phase unwrapping The observed deformation field in the line of sight (LOS) direction shows on the NW side a maximum shortening of the distance from the satellite of ca and a lengthening of the same distance reaching a maximum of ca 33 cm centred in the area of Petrinja (east of the ruptured fault) The deformation pattern imaged by the InSAR considered the ENE-oriented direction of recording north-westward slip of the region west of the Petrinja Fault Zone The fringe geometry has served here basically to direct our field observations toward the areas of highest linear deformation where tectonic ground ruptures were most likely to be present and subsequently to compare the InSAR-imaged deformed region with the distribution and size of geological coseismic effects observed in the field Our surveying, which has led to the recognition and mapping in the epicentral area of the most significant surface ruptures, their geometry, kinematics, and associated displacement, is summarized in a concise dataset (Table 1) and map (Fig. 3). The dataset presented in the Supplementary Material is a text file consisting of 222 records organized into 14 fields Each record describes a single observation point OBSERVATION (short name: Obs): five categories are defined: “Coseismic shear fracture” (ground break displaying a perceivable shear offset of the ground surface > 1 cm); “Coseismic open fracture” (ground break with no perceivable shear offset <  < 1 cm); “Coseismic sliding” (generic landslide of ascertained coseismic origin); “Coseismic sand boil” (sand volcanism phenomena related to liquefaction induced by the earthquake); “Sinkhole” (ground collapse caused by the earthquake); TYPE OF SUBSTRATUM (short name: Sub): nature of the substratum where the coseismic effect was observed; LENGTH (short name: Len): length measured in meters of a rupture or sliding surface; OPENING (short name: Ope): aperture of a rupture or sliding surface measured in centimetres OFFSET (short name: Off): net displacement of a coseismic rupture measured in centimetres; RAKE (short name: Rak): the angle of the slip lineation on the fault plane measured in degrees (in the 0°-180° range); VECTOR (short name: Vec): the trend (range 0°–360°) and plunge (range 0°–90°) of the slip lineation in degrees measured with respect to the North and the horizontal depicts a positive flower structure composed of three main fault planes making it necessary to build an outermost embankment to contain the potential floods Collapses and opening of small sinkholes in the ground have been described by the inhabitants in the urban area of Petrinja but we were unable to document this effect as the holes had been filled with debris soon after their formation A man (Edison Tomas) now living in Župić told us that some holes had already opened 4–5 h before the main shock in the road close to the house of his daughter in Petrinja with a depth reaching 6 m All the sinkholes appeared filled by water up to a depth of about 3 m from the surface which is the level of the water table in the alluvial deposits the collapses occurred after the earthquake with a delay from a few hours to a few days The observation of aerial and satellite images clearly shows that in many cases the areas prone to the sinkhole collapses were already recognizable before the event many potential sinkholes could be additionally identified by an aerial (drone) survey of the plain in order to identify the sectors of higher hazard this preliminary analysis needs to be complemented with geophysical prospecting to complete the mapping of the zones most prone to such highly hazardous phenomenon The recognition of coseismic effects in the aftermath of an earthquake is fundamental for individuating primary surface faulting and its structural arrangement Understanding the relationship between the seismic source at depth and its primary evidence at surface creates the basis for using surface active faults to contribute foreseeing which structure will rupture next This work also provides new data on surface coseismic faulting in strike-slip domains which is not a common event in the Alpine-central Mediterranean area a complex surface faulting pattern was observed and mapped in the field along the causative PFZ Based on our study of the co-seismic shear structures The co-seismic shear structures were produced by this earthquake along the pre-existing right-lateral strike-slip PFZ and they are mainly characterized by Y and X shears The ‘conjugate’ fault structures comprise two sets of coseismic shears that are striking NW–SE and NE-SW The NW–SE-trending structure represents a Y shear with right-lateral strike-slip displacement of up to 36 cm including left-stepping en echelon tension cracks (T) and mole tracks (P) the NE-SW-trending structure represents a X shear with left-lateral displacement of up to 10 cm including right-stepping en echelon cracks (T) and mole tracks (P) which are concentrated in a zone of < 5 m around individual rupture zones Our findings suggest that the coseismic ‘conjugate’ Y and X faulting is mainly controlled by the pre-existing active PFZ within the framework of the ongoing northward ‘push’ of the Adria Plate along the margins of the Pannonian Basin The regional geodynamic setting of partitioned transpression results in active thrusting in the outer Dinarides and dominant strike-slip faulting in the interior of the belt as it occurs in the epicentral area of the 29 December 2020 The mapped pattern of coseismic fault ruptures is relevant for improving the assessment of the seismic and surface faulting hazard of this region accurate mapping of the coseismic ruptures associated with this moderate magnitude earthquake contributes to improve our understanding of earthquake faulting processes and to better forecast the impact of the more energetic earthquakes expected in the Alpine-Dinarides-Albanides orogen where the knowledge regarding such phenomena is still modest All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article (and its Supplementary Information files) Tomljenović, B., Csontos, L., Márton, E. & Márton, P. 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Tectonics https://doi.org/10.1029/2005TC001860fin (2006) Download references Thoughtful and constructive comments by two Anonymous Reviewers as well as by Editorial Board Member Yuji Yagi We would like to thank the Italian Embassy in Zagreb for the kind support to the mission in the field This work was partly supported by the FAR Unicam project “Novel Approach for Seismic Hazard Analysis—NoHard'' Funding was provided by University of Camerino STI000104) and Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research - Geological Survey of Italy Water Management Department for Middle and Lower Sava Flood Protection Service Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology parsed the raw field data and produced the final dataset did the main contribution to the figures editing All coauthors equally contributed to the field data acquisition and reviewed the final version of the manuscript The authors declare no competing interests Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88378-2 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page An official website of the United States government Latest Earthquakes The USGS has up-to-date details on the December 29 A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Petrinja about 30 miles southeast of the capital of Zagreb 2020 at about 6:20 am Eastern Time (12:20 pm local time). Seismic instruments indicate the earthquake originated at a depth of about 6 miles (10 kilometers) This is the largest earthquake to occur in Croatia since the advent of modern seismic instruments An earthquake of similar size occurred in 1880 near Zagreb and three magnitude 6 and larger earthquakes have occurred within 125 miles (200 kilometers) of the December 29 about 110 miles (175 kilometers) to the southeast The USGS has posted an event page providing more details. Perceived shaking for the earthquake was very strong. The preliminary PAGER report is Orange for economic losses indicating significant damage is likely and the disaster is potentially widespread If you felt this earthquake, report your experience on the “USGS Did You Feel It?” website for this event Learn more about the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program '+n.escapeExpression("function"==typeof(o=null!=(o=r(e,"eyebrowText")||(null!=l?r(l,"eyebrowText"):l))?o:n.hooks.helperMissing)?o.call(null!=l?l:n.nullContext||{},{name:"eyebrowText",hash:{},data:t,loc:{start:{line:28,column:63},end:{line:28,column:78}}}):o)+" \n '+(null!=(o=c(e,"if").call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2PreText"):l,{name:"if",hash:{},fn:n.program(32,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:63,column:20},end:{line:63,column:61}}}))?o:"")+"\n"+(null!=(o=(c(e,"ifAll")||l&&c(l,"ifAll")||n.hooks.helperMissing).call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Text"):l,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Link"):l,{name:"ifAll",hash:{},fn:n.program(34,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:64,column:20},end:{line:70,column:30}}}))?o:"")+" Croatia was hit by the second earthquake in two days on Tuesday which was centered about 50 kilometers south of the capital Zagreb an order of magnitude larger than a trembler on Monday that damaged buildings in Zagreb “We have information that one girl was killed,” Prime Minister Adrej Plenkovic told the Reuters news agency which reported that at least five people were killed and 20 injured Many buildings in the town of Petrinja — near the epicenter — were badly damaged, according to initial reports. “My town has been completely destroyed,” Petrinja Mayor Darinko Dumbovic told public broadcaster HRT TV Video and images collected by news outlets or posted on social media showed scenes of chaos, destruction and rubble strewn across the streets. One child was pulled alive from a car crushed by debris Tomislav Fabijanic, head of emergency medical services in Sisak, near Petrinja, told Reuters there were many injured in the two towns there are concussions and some had to be operated on,” he said Prime Minister Plenković made his way to Petrinja for the second time in two days on Tuesday. On Twitter, he said Tuesday’s earthquake had been felt across the country “All available services” had been mobilized Plenković said. “The most important thing now is to save human lives.” Rescuers from the Croatian Red Cross and Red Crescent reached in the town Tuesday afternoon The organization said the situation in the town of around 25,000 was “very serious.” According to the Associated Press, Plenković told reporters: “They are searching through the rubble to see if there is anyone else there. The biggest part of central Petrinja is in a red zone which means that most of the buildings are not usable.” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she had spoken with the Croatian leader and offered EU support The USGS website showed reports that the shaking had been felt as far away as Budapest Hungary and along the central Italian coast In neighboring Slovenia, Prime Minister Janez Janša said facades and church towers had been damaged The Krsko nuclear power plant was shut down as a preventative measure, a spokesperson said. Slovenia’s Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec tweeted that the plant had been “safely stopped.” an earthquake seismologist at Imperial College London said there was “quite a low probability” that the two quakes would be followed by an even larger one But Croatia could expect “many more smaller earthquakes (aftershocks)” in the coming days The quake comes nine months after Zagreb was hit by a 5.3 magnitude tremor argument against the green transition felt “quiet and out of place,” said one official and European officials are sparring in meetings of the International Energy Agency which helps guide global investments and policies has used the U.K.-hosted energy summit to boost fossil fuels over the transition to net zero Acting Assistant Secretary Tommy Joyce also took aim at Joe Biden’s climate legacy PETRINJA, Croatia (AP) — A strong earthquake in Croatia destroyed buildings and killed at least seven people Tuesday southwest of the capital displacing scores of area residents or making them afraid to sleep indoors as emergency teams searched for those still missing by nightfall The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said the magnitude 6.3 quake hit 46 kilometers (28 miles) southeast of Zagreb just before 12:20 p.m It caused widespread damage in the hardest-hit town of Petrinja The same area was struck by a magnitude 5.2 quake on Monday Officials said a 12-year-old girl died in Petrinja Another six people were killed in nearly destroyed villages close to the town adding that many more people remained unaccounted for cries could be heard from underneath destroyed houses One woman was found alive some four hours after the quake Emergency teams used rescue dogs in the search for survivors Firefighters worked to remove the debris from a collapsed building that fell on a car A man and a small boy eventually were rescued from the vehicle and carried into an ambulance The town was left without electricity or running water as officials scrambled to set up temporary accommodation for all of the displaced residents in need Residents fearing another earthquake seemed poised to spend the night outside their homes Petrinja resident Marica Pavlovic said the quake felt "worse than a war." Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and other government ministers arrived in Petrinja after the earthquake "The biggest part of central Petrinja is in a red zone which means that most of the buildings are not usable," Plenkovic said He said the army has 500 places ready in barracks to house people while others will be accommodated in nearby hotels and other places Officials also toured a damaged hospital in the nearby town of Sisak Plenkovic said the patients will be evacuated in army helicopters and ambulances Health officials said a baby was delivered in a tent in front of the hospital in the aftermath of the earthquake European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Twitter that she spoke with Plenkovic and instructed an envoy to travel to Croatia as soon as possible The last strong quake struck in the 1990s when the picturesque Adriatic coast village of Ston was destroyed The Croatian military was deployed in the quake-hit region to help with the rescue operation Croatian seismologist Kresimir Kuk described the earthquake as "extremely strong," far stronger than another one that hit Zagreb and nearby areas in the spring He warned people to keep out of potentially shaky old buildings and move to newer areas of the city because of aftershocks The earthquake was felt throughout the country and in neighboring Serbia It was felt as far away as Graz in southern Austria Authorities in Slovenia said the Krsko nuclear power plant was temporarily shut down following the earthquake The power plant is jointly owned by Slovenia and Croatia and located near their border PETRINJA, Croatia (AP) — Aftershocks jolted central Croatia on Wednesday, a day after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake killed at least seven people injured dozens and left several towns and villages in ruins 4.7-magnitude tremor was recorded near the heavily damaged town of Petrinja some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of the capital said the aftershocks kept him awake: "It was a rough night a little boy could be seen sleeping in a van on the chilly morning Sobbing villagers said they received blankets food and other aid but don't know what they will do next Rain that fell overnight turned the dust from the rubble into mud "We can't say 'Good morning,' It is not good," Petrinja mayor Darinko Dumbovic told Croatian radio "We had the third and fourth tremors this morning What hasn't fallen off before is falling now from the ruins of Petrinja." "Fear has crept into people," he said Pope Francis prayed for the victims he said: "I particularly pray for those who died and for their families." Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said the government will declare Saturday a day of national mourning As the government abolished a travel ban between counties that was imposed during the holidays because of the coronavirus pandemic Plenkovic appealed for respect for other measures Rescuers spent the night searching through the rubble of heavily damaged buildings for possible survivors At least 26 people were hospitalized with injuries the strongest in Croatia since the introduction of the modern seismic measurement system The central Croatian region was also struck by a 5.2 earthquake on Monday Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker 29 December was a difficult day for the municipality of Petrinja A magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck central Croatia hit Petrinja the hardest turning buildings into rubble and turning the lives of inhabitants upside down with great ties to Croatian handball and home to a handball club that has produced important players for Croatia Handball Club Petrinja has more than 100 players under the age of 29 who had been taking part in daily practice sessions throughout the year before the earthquake Several regional tournaments had also been hosted by Petrinja prior to the earthquake with its citizens taking part actively in organising them with the aim of promoting handball and healthy living among the population the earthquake also deprived Handball Club Petrinja of its gym which has been put to ground after the tragedy Handball is now in danger of extinction in the small Croatian town with players failing to train and the teams not being able to play anymore the municipality of Petrinja has unveiled a new arena design which can help the 62-year-old club continue its tradition and be able to secure a future for its players A fundraising campaign has been set up to help achieve this goal with the club from “a small town with a big heart,” as Petrinja promotes itself starting to raise awareness about their cause The Petrinja municipality needs to collect EUR 97,163.21 to rebuild their gym and everyone can help, with more information available at the email address [email protected] or on the club’s official website, www.rkpetrinja.hr By continuing to browse ihf.info, you agree to our terms of use , privacy policy and the use of cookies. For more information, please review our cookie policy as mayor of town of Petrinja says ‘half of the city no longer exists’ At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured after a strong earthquake hit central Croatia destroying buildings and sending panicked people fleeing into rubble-covered streets in a town south-east of the capital Zagreb The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said an earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hit 28 miles (46km) from Zagreb at 12.19pm Initial reports said the earthquake caused extensive damage building facades and entire buildings to collapse said late on Tuesday that seven victims had been found so far and that there would “probably be more” Officials said a 12-year-old girl was killed in Petrinja Another six people were killed in a village close by cries could be heard from beneath destroyed houses Emergency teams used rescue dogs to hunt for survivors Six people were rescued from rubble with the help of dogs according to Croatia’s Mountain Rescue Service We have dead children,” the mayor of Petrinja Darinko Dumbovic said in a statement broadcast by HRT “This is like Hiroshima – half of the city no longer exists.” Croatian soldiers walk on wreckage next to damaged buildings in Petrinja Photograph: Denis Lovrović/AFP/Getty ImagesMarica Pavlovic whether to run out or hide somewhere,” she told the Associated Press and other government ministers arrived in Petrinja after the earthquake “The biggest part of central Petrinja is in a red zone which means that most of the buildings are not usable,” Plenković said The army had 500 places ready in barracks to house people he said while others would be accommodated in nearby hotels and other places “No one must stay out in the cold tonight,” the prime minister said Plenković said the patients would be evacuated in army helicopters and ambulances said on Twitter that she had spoken to Plenković and instructed an envoy to travel to Croatia as soon as possible After another powerful earthquake in Croatia, the 2nd in the past 2 days, I spoke with Prime Minister @AndrejPlenkovic again.We are ready to support. I have asked @JanezLenarcic to stand ready to travel to Croatia as soon as the situation allows The last strong one struck in the 1990s when the Adriatic town of Ston was badly damaged by a 6.0-magnitude quake The regional TV channel N1 reported live on Tuesday from Petrinja that a collapsed building had fallen on a car The footage showed firefighters trying to remove the debris to reach the vehicle A man and a small boy were eventually rescued Volunteers and fans of the Croatian football club Dinamo clear rubble from damaged buildings in Petrinja Photograph: Damir Sencar/AFP/Getty ImagesCroatian seismologist Krešimir Kuk described the earthquake as “extremely strong” far stronger than another quake that hit Zagreb and nearby areas in the spring He warned people to keep out of potentially shaky old buildings and to move to the newer areas of the city in case of aftershocks people ran out into the streets and parks in fear ignoring a travel ban imposed because of the coronavirus outbreak The earthquake was felt throughout the country and in neighbouring Serbia It was even felt as far away as Graz in southern Austria Authorities in Slovenia said the Krško nuclear power plant was temporarily shut down following the earthquake The Balkan region lies on major fault lines and sees regular earthquakes Zagreb is still rebuilding from a 5.3-magnitude quake that struck in March the most powerful to hit the capital in decades In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake International Medical Corps deployed personal protective equipment (PPE) and an Emergency Response Team to assess the damage in Petrinja Healthcare facilities throughout the affected region have been damaged by the earthquake Critical needs in health sector include PPE and temporary structures to facilitate continued delivery of healthcare services a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck central Croatia about 30 miles southeast of the capital The quake—the second to hit the area in two days and the strongest recorded in 140 years—killed at least seven people and left dozens more injured Initial reports indicate that tens of thousands have been displaced; however these numbers are expected to increase as search-and-rescue efforts continue There has been widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure including the region’s largest hospital and a variety of other healthcare-related facilities Hundreds of thousands of people are without power and travel and has been widely disrupted as officials assess damage to roads Strong aftershocks have continued throughout the following days International Medical Corps released from prepositioned stock in our global hub in Dubai $50,000 worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) to support Croatian health authorities with immediate relief efforts We also deployed an Emergency Response Team from our Croatia office to conduct an assessment of the damage and critical needs in Patrinja Given the vast structural damage and the increased risk for COVID-19 transmission among those displaced our response team includes technical experts in procurement The epicenter of the quake was near the towns of Petrinja and Sisak The town of Petrinja—home to approximately 25,000 residents—was hardest-hit This same area had been affected by a magnitude 5.2 quake that struck the area the day before the stronger December 29 quake The entire town center has been heavily damaged with the city’s mayor reporting that half of the town has been destroyed Our team arrived in Petrinja on December 30 and met with administrators and clinicians at Dom Zdravlja—the central primary healthcare center—and the local hospital both of which had suffered severe damage from the quake Palliative care and COVID-19 patients were relocated to hospitals in Zagreb and Karlovac Long-term care residents at the facility were evacuated to the military barracks on the outskirts of the city The Dom Zdravlja building is now structurally unsound forcing healthcare staff to leave critical medical equipment and supplies inside Residents in Petrinja are without electricity or running water leaving officials scrambling to establish temporary shelters for the displaced located roughly 12 miles northeast of the epicenter The region’s largest hospital has been rendered largely unusable Although people injured in the quake are still being taken to the facility to be triaged the government has stated that they need to evacuate all patients there it is estimated that between 700 and 1,000 houses have been damaged residents are without power and assessing structural damage Our team met with administrators and clinicians at the newly renovated health center a burst pipe caused flooding the dental clinic which led to a loss of some medical equipment and supplies Our team has so far visited health facilities in the Petrinja Most of the health facilities in these areas have lost diagnostic equipment as a result of the earthquake and require additional support to resume services the disaster further exacerbates concerns around COVID-19 Given the significant damage to infrastructure and the number of those displaced there is an increased risk of COVID-19 transmission due to possible crowding in homes and shelters thus requiring additional PPE dispatch to healthcare facilities and to the affected population International Medical Corps has deployed PPE from our local warehouse to support the Ministry of Health (MoH) the PPE will be delivered to healthcare facilities to safeguard healthcare workers as they continue to respond to COVID-19 while addressing the urgent needs of those injured in the earthquake International Medical Corps’ team is also meeting with the MoH’s Crisis Management Center staff to explore additional avenues to support the emergency response International Medical Corps’ team is completing a rapid assessment that will include a review of possible interventions that will strengthen efforts to restore local healthcare capacity Interventions may include replacing damaged equipment and supplies for primary healthcare centers and clinics; providing support with water sanitation and hygiene (WASH); and providing temporary structures—primarily in Petrinja—to ensure continuity of care while rebuilding efforts are underway International Medical Corps is working closely with our partners and health authorities in the Republic of Croatia to provide immediate relief to those affected by the earthquake Croatia (AP) — A moderate earthquake hit central Croatia near the capital of Zagreb early Monday triggering panic and damaging some buildings in towns south of the city There were no immediate reports of injuries Croatia's seismologists said the magnitude of the quake that struck around 6:30 a.m with the epicenter near the towns of Petrinja and Sisak 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of the capital Several smaller tremors were felt after the initial one told state HRT television that "we have bricks and tiles in the streets and fallen chimneys." The quake was also felt in neighboring Bosnia it awoke residents and sent them fleeing into the streets Security cameras showed parked cars shaking for several seconds Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic promised state help in repairing the damage while he toured the quake-hit regions on Monday European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is closely following the situation Monday and stands ready to help "Stay strong Croatia!," she said on Twitter the Zagreb area was hit by a strong quake on March 22 One person died and at least 27 were injured You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Croatian soldiers walk next to damaged buildings Tuesday in Petrinja after the town was hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake A powerful earthquake sent shockwaves through Croatia on Tuesday causing major damage to a town south of the country's capital according to news reports quoting officials and residents The earthquake, with a magnitude 6.4, struck at about 6:20 a.m. ET., according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center The initial tremor was followed by a series of weaker aftershocks "This is the largest earthquake to occur in Croatia since the advent of modern seismic instrumentation," according to the U.S. Geological Survey A slightly smaller earthquake shook Zagreb in 1880 Tuesday's tremors hit Petrinja the hardest The central Croatian town has a population of around 24,000 Buildings collapsed. Debris filled the streets. A woman was trapped under rubble, according to government-owned news website HINA Croatian soldiers clean rubble next to damaged buildings Tuesday in Petrinja A 12-year-old girl was killed in Petrinja and another four people in villages near the town, The Associated Press reported Officials said at least 20 people were hospitalized — two with serious injuries We have dead children," Petrinja Mayor Darinko Dumbovic said "This is like Hiroshima — half of the city no longer exists." Dumbovic said town residents were pulling people out of cars and did not know of further deaths or injuries Buildings in Zagreb also reportedly collapsed. No deaths in the city were immediately reported. A nuclear power plant in neighboring Slovenia was automatically shut down due to the earthquake The temblor was felt as far away as Austria's capital Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said he was on his way to the area and had mobilized recovery efforts. European Council President Charles Michel said the European Union "offers its full support and assistance to the people of Croatia." Izražavam sućut obiteljima stradalih u Petrinji i Glini u razornom potresu. Nadamo se da će broj žrtava biti što manji. Sve službe su na terenu i neumorno rade te pružaju pomoć svima kojima je potrebna. Zahvaljujem svima na požrtvovnosti i trudu! pic.twitter.com/r8poDh0JuI Tuesday's earthquake comes only a day after the country saw a 5.0 earthquake There have been three magnitude 6.0 earthquakes within about 125 miles of the area since 1900, the U.S. Geological Survey said Become an NPR sponsor Learn about the EBRD's journey to investing more than €210 billion in over 7,400 projects business services and involvement in high-level policy reform We draw on three decades of regional knowledge and financial expertise to tailor our products and approaches to each client's needs Engage with us Contact us Cookies are pieces of code used to track website usage and give audiences the best possible experience Use the buttons to confirm whether you agree with default cookie settings when using ebrd.com We use Adobe Analytics cookies to measure usage of the website in order to improve it and respond to end user actions. 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Learn more here about specifics of our cookie use We use Adobe marketing cookies to enable us to customise ebrd.com to tailor the website and email marketing services based on the interests of each end user The implementation of the EU Solidarity Fund assistance in Croatia is a European success story The earthquakes in 2020-2021 damaged around 26,000 buildings in Zagreb Croatia invested in reconstructing infrastructures and buildings such as schools involving 609 beneficiaries and 304 construction companies and a total of 10,500 construction workers were engaged in the reconstruction the Commission is visiting some of these sites in Zagreb almost EUR 22 million of EU Solidarity Fund assistance and EUR 35 million of the Recovery and Resilience Fund were used to restore the damaged infrastructure at the Merkur Clinical Hospital in Zagreb The Merkur Clinical Hospital provides assistance to 450,000 residents with close to 400 inpatient beds patients will get to have a hospital again that is built according to modern safety and energy efficiency standards Another excellent example is the reconstruction of the Sisak Secondary School which benefitted from over EUR 5.4 million support EUR 3.5 million came from the EU Solidarity Fund and EUR 1.8 million from the Recovery and Resilience Fund to renovate the structure of the facilities and to improve their energy efficiency which is a cultural heritage site and was built in the 19th century was close to the epicentre of the earthquake in December 2020 320 students were able to start the school year in the renovated and improved school building in September 2023 The Commission recognises the hard work of the people involved in implementing the EU funds The Commission also acknowledges the important role of the Croatian Ministry of Physical Planning Construction and State Assets in coordinating the rebuilding and recovery after the earthquakes from EU funding including the EU Solidarity Fund assistance The Croatian authorities applied for EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) assistance twice for recovery after two series of earthquakes The total EUSF funding for the earthquakes amounted to more than EUR 1 billion The full assistance regarding the Zagreb earthquake (March 2020 total damage estimated at around EUR 11.5bn) was disbursed to Croatia on 17 December 2020 amounting to EUR 683.7 million of EUSF support The EUSF support for the second earthquake in the Petrinja region (end December 2020 total damage estimated at EUR 5.5bn) was fully paid on 30 December 2021 The Croatian authorities managed to fully spend the EU Solidarity Fund assistance in May 2023 several weeks before the end of the eligibility period Ensuring complementarity of the funded operations was crucial since a number of different EU funds were being used for the reconstruction after the earthquakes with different eligibility rules and procedures EUR 1 billion came from the EUSF to rebuild the damaged infrastructure which were supplemented with close to EUR 600 million from the Recovery and Resilience Funds with the goal to build back better EUR 98 million from the European Regional and Development Fund to provide additional support for earthquake damage remediation and a further EUR 2.6 million from the European Social Fund to support NGOs to provide aid to local communities and EUR 30 million from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development to restore agricultural production EU Solidarity Fund Kashmira Gander is Deputy Science Editor at Newsweek. Her interests include health Her work has also been published in the The Independent the London Evening Standard and International Business Times UK either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Croatia has been hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake which has been captured in startling live TV footage The earthquake struck 46km southeast of Zagreb the capital of the country that sits between central and southeastern Europe according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center The Associated Press news agency said initial reports suggested it had caused the roofs and the facades of buildings to collapse Firefighters in Petrinja moved rubble from one collapsed building to reach a car and rescue one man and a boy Croatia's military were sent to the town to aid rescue efforts The country's media said people were injured but did not say how many An unverified Twitter account carrying the name of national assembly member Jure Ferjan of the Slovenian Democratic Party shared a video of the earthquake shaking parliament live on TV The clip shows politicians leaving their seats as the building shakes Potres smo čutili tudi v Državnem zboru RS. pic.twitter.com/r20bhEGPrt The tweet was captioned: "We also felt the earthquake in the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia." He later shared an image of the bathroom in the building with broken tiles on the floor the sports correspondent for the website beIN tweeted a video of the earthquake hitting during a live broadcast of N1 The clip shows two women speaking outdoors as the ground then camera starts to shake Palmeri tweeted: "Spinechilling moment of earthquake during live TV in Croatia." Spinechilling moment of earthquake during live tv in Croatia pic.twitter.com/3TqrJ1we7v Both videos carry the time stamp of 12:20 p.m Croatian seismologist Kresimir Kuk said the earthquake was "extremely strong," according to the Associated Press and told people to stay away from old buildings and head to newer parts of the city to avoid the potential dangers of aftershocks tweeted: "We can probably expect quite strong shaking and hence some damage to buildings from this earthquake "There was a magnitude 5.2 foreshock in the same area just yesterday." He said: "According to the USGS [United States Geological Survey] earthquake catalogue today's earthquake will probably be the largest to have hit Croatia since detailed instrumental records began It is also one of the largest magnitude events in the northwest Balkans region." A strong and shallow magnitude 6.5 earthquake a few minutes ago in Croatia, ~40km southeast of Zagreb. We can probably expect quite strong shaking and hence some damage to buildings from this earthquake. pic.twitter.com/bHdm3yoIqt This article has been updated with an image Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all A magnitude 6.3 earthquake with an epicentre 3 kilometres from Petrinja was felt throughout the whole of Croatia The shocking earthquake was followed by three new tremors The material damage in the area is enormous the scenes from the city scenes are truly dramatic and there appears to be a large number of injured Sirens of fire trucks and ambulances echo through the city and a rescue operation is underway at several locations a 12-year-old was killed in the earthquake in Petrinja Most of Zagreb was left without electricity cars are in traffic jams and many ciitzens left their homes and offices and collected in public parks away from buildings Al least 300 Croatian army soldiers have arrived in Petrinja to help with the operation said in his first statement for N1 that half of the city had been demolished and asked for help to be sent to Petrinja immediately but fortunately there were no children in the kindergarten," Dumbovic said Seismologist Krešimir Kuk said the quake was of magnitude 6.2 He says that the epicentre was between Sisak and Petrinja May 06, 2025 91 Interviews May 06, 2025 323 Dubrovnik May 05, 2025 290 Times Travel May 05, 2025 566 Dubrovnik May 04, 2025 1007 Croatia May 04, 2025 688 Opinion May 04, 2025 899 Croatia May 03, 2025 965 Dubrovnik May 03, 2025 1171 Croatia Petka and the parish house in Sisak is such that worship services and life in them are permanently disabled Spyridon as well as the magnificent building of the parish house in Petrinja were so damaged that they were put out of function Priests from Sisak and Petrinja and their families were forced to leave their homes told this to the Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church A 5.2 magnitude earthquake rattled central Croatia and Zagreb early Monday morning the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said one of the strongest to rock Croatia in recent years and left the streets strewn with bricks and other debris Rescue workers and the army were deployed to search for trapped residents A woman in tears stands next to rubble from damaged buildings in Petrinja some 50 kilometers (31.1 miles) from Zagreb after the town was hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Dec Displaced people sleep at a military base after an earthquake Ankica Loncarevic's damaged home following the 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Petrinja A car destroyed by the earthquake in Sisak Buildings visibly flattened during the earthquake in Petrinja Police officers secure the area after an earthquake People repair the roof of a damaged house following a 5.2 magnitude earthquake People warm up around a fire after an earthquake Firefighters arrive after an earthquake in Petrinja A man stands on a street next to demolished houses after an earthquake in Petrinja A man walks over debris after an earthquake The mother (L) of the 12-year-old girl who was killed by falling rubble during the earthquake cries in Petrinja A police officer secures the area after an earthquake Destroyed houses and a car are seen on a street after an earthquake in Petrinja Patients and medical staff are evacuated outside the Sveti Duh Hospital after an earthquake in Zagreb Daniela Rogulj the whole world has been hearing and reading about the city of Petrinja as a whole but we now need to draw closer attention to these two great Petrinjian symbols that have proudly helped put the city on the map They have written many strong verses in Petrinja’s history with this unfortunate catastrophe occurring TCN met with Iva Petračić to learn more about their cause.  “Our family has always been in Petrinja Our last name Petračić first appeared on the city fortress military unit lists at the beginning of the 17th century,” began Iva on their family’s connection to Petrinja a medical student on her way to becoming a pediatric surgeon is joined in the humanitarian action by sister Sanja a consulting company director and certified auditor Iva was taking a shower after a long morning of exams when the earthquake rocked Petrinja on December 29 “Tin came to Petrinja an hour after the earthquake hit My mom Vesna and I went to Zagreb that afternoon after cleaning up the glass and everything that broke in the house,” Iva said.  Their dad Miroslav and Sanja’s husband were in Petrinja every day for the week that followed.  and it still feels like the ground is shaking A lot of noises remind you of that terrible earthquake sound The street starts to shake every time a big truck passes and that is a terrible feeling I never thought I’d be scared of,” Iva said of how she’s coping in the aftermath of the quake.   and Tin have now launched a humanitarian action joined by the love of their Petrinja and everything it has to offer “We want to show that to everyone,” Iva added.  But why the local wrestling club and children’s orchestra “The Petrinja Wrestling Club is an institution in the city being the entry point and then springboard for many youngsters to take their first steps onto the mat to successfully competing at the highest levels Their honors include winning six Croatian national championships and five in the former state Alumni of the Petrinja Wrestling Club include Vlado Lisjak the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics gold medal winner the 1972 Munich Olympic Games bronze medalist as well as many other notable fighters at all levels many of whom found things such as happiness and self-discipline from its teachings,” Iva said.  “Petrinja’s wind orchestra Gradska limena glazba is one of the oldest orchestras in the country – 213 years old It has represented Petrinja both nationally and internationally and has become a fine symbol of our great city many children have been a part of learning and experiencing the wonder and joy that comes from being able to play an instrument Despite existing in various forms and through different states and arrangements the orchestra has never previously interrupted its work for a longer period of time than this We hope to help as much as we can to bring back these two amazing institutions and we have to maintain the activities for them to the wrestling club and the orchestra,” she continued.  Iva said the response thus far has been good All media coverage is welcome as it helps people find their Facebook page or website.  “Petrinja is an amazing city to grow up in; there is no hate no bad looks when you walk down the street but how many people know that Gavrilović is in Petrinja people will come to Petrinja and see all of its beauty first hand do not forget about us,” Iva concluded.  we now have the opportunity to rebuild their future and keep the eternal flames of culture and sports alive in Petrinja From the reedy lull of an oboe to the cheer of the watching support we are able to soothe the fears and help pep up the spirits of all these children They are more than worthy of your kindness you become the good spirit of Petrinjska’s stucka.” – Iva You can follow them on Facebook and donate on their website HERE To read more about lifestyle in Croatia, follow TCN’s dedicated page and website in this browser for the next time I comment Total Croatia News Srđan Botica was inconsolable after the death of his dog Alice and Srđan had built a strong bond between them The training required for a dog like Alice to become a specialist search and rescue dog will have that kind of effect The relationship Srđan established with Alice was strengthened both in his workplace which is where Srđan brought Alice each evening The final test of the pair’s attachment was to be the rubble left in the aftermath of the Sisak Moslavina earthquake Srđan volunteered to travel from Dubrovnik to help in the response scouring the damaged and fallen buildings for survivors The inseparable pair stayed for six days undertaking their work Srdan and Alice at work after the earthquake As TCN was saddened to report over recent days the partnership of Srđan Botic and his Petrinja rescue dog Alice was tragically cut short within weeks of their return Alice was poisoned on the streets of her home in Slano Though Petrinja rescue dog Alice was one of a kind and can never be replaced the friends of firefighter Srđan Botica could no longer sit by and watch his undeserved grief Over the last couple of days they clubbed together and bought Srđan a new dog Srđan’s new housemate goes by the name of Amy and she’s still just a puppy the exact same breed as Petrinja rescue dog Alice It is probably still too early to say whether Amy will follow in Alice’s pawsteps to become a search and rescue dog Belgian Shepherds are one of the best-known breeds for this kind of work They are used as search and rescue dogs by firefighters and mountain rescue in many countries They have a good reputation as sniffer dogs particularly in the field of finding illegal drugs Several Belgian Shepherds have been decorated for bravery and they are very protective of their owners and handlers Indian NSG commando unit and Royal Australian Air Force use Belgian Shepherds in their work The breed is second in number only to the German Shepherd for use across the whole of the US Armed Forces The intervention plan is aimed at the social and economic regeneration of small towns The minister said Petrinja had been implementing HRK 140 million worth of EU-funded projects until 2020 and that several more remained to be contracted She said the goal was to utilise the funds available until the end of 2023 in the Petrinja area and invest in infrastructure and ongoing projects Tramišak said €111 million had been ensured for building new state-owned flats in Petrinja Glina and other towns affected by the earthquake If standardised buildings and houses will be built Mayor Dumbović said he was satisfied with the solutions proposed and that the Culture Ministry had promised that Petrinja would look as it did before the earthquake.  Several dozen protesters rallied outside the venue of the meeting complaining about the lack of transparency in decisions concerning the right to reconstruction aid and about the distribution of humanitarian aid The demonstrators blocked the exit of the fire station where the meeting was taking place preventing the mayor’s car from leaving the venue and announcing new protests Dumbović told the RTL commercial television channel in the evening that the incident was politically motivated the local coordinator of the opposition Bridge party “They are not aware of the damage individuals are doing to Petrinja It turns out that we are lawless cowboys wanting to achieve something by force,” the mayor said.  Croatia - An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck central Croatia on Tuesday injuring more than 20 and rattling several neighbouring countries Rescuers pulled people from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Petrinja and other towns and army troops were sent to the area to help Tremors were also felt in Croatia's capital Zagreb and as far away as Austria's capital Vienna Slovenia shut its only nuclear power plant as a precaution It was the second quake to strike the area in two days The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said it hit at 1119 GMT at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) in the vicinity of the town of Glina we have five fatalities Together with a (12-year-old) girl from Petrinja there are altogether six dead," Deputy Prime Minister Tomo Medved said while visiting Glina later reported that a seventh victim had been found in the rubble of a church in the village of Zazina Police said at least 20 people were slightly injured and six more severely wounded in the temblor "The search through the rubble is continuing," police said in a statement Throughout the day many aftershocks occurred measuring 3.0 magnitude or slightly stronger head of emergency medical services in Sisak said many people were wounded in Petrinja and Sisak and their injuries included fractures and concussions We will have to move some people from Petrinja because it is unsafe to be here." The head of the hospital in Sisak said later it was treating 20 people The N1 television station showed footage of rescuers in Petrinja pulling a man and a child alive from the debris Other footage showed a house with its roof caved in The N1 reporter said she did not know if anyone was inside N1 also said a kindergarten was destroyed in the quake but that there were no children in it at the time brick and tiles littered Petrinja's streets in the aftermath of the quake and cars parked in the road were smashed by falling debris A worker who had been fixing a roof in a village outside Petrinja told N1 that the quake threw him to the ground Nine of the 10 houses in the village were destroyed some of which were strewn with broken roof tiles and other debris Patients and medical staff were evacuated from Zagreb's Sveti Duh Hospital with many left sitting in chairs in the street wrapped in blankets about 200 km (130 miles) north of Petrinja tall buildings wobbled for about two minutes the earth trembled for several minutes and people described how their furniture the STA news agency said the country's sole nuclear power plant Croatia's state news agency Hina said the quake was felt in a total of 12 countries Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said Croatia was expecting help from the European Union as it had activated its emergency situation mechanism a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit central Croatia Lauren Simmonds December the 30th, 2020 – Due to the proximity of Petrinja to the City of Zagreb, Dinamo’s Bad Blue Boys were at the scene of the tragedy barely a few hours after it happened, reports Index As Poslovni Dnevnik writes in a video received by Index (which can be viewed by clicking on the above link) Zagreb’s Bad Blue Boys are seen connected in a human chain in the pitch darkness cleaning away the ruins of Petrinja following the horrific earthquake which struck yesterday. Although it can be seen in the video that many Dinamo fans are working hard and diligently without stopping they nevertheless encourage each other during the cleaning process After working the first day and night in what is now the hell of Petrinja the Bad Blue Boys went home to sleep in Zagreb before returning this morning to help at the site of the quake “Bilo (Bijelo) srce” also launched an action to help the residents of Petrinja who were so horribly affected by the earthquake The association “Bilo srce” under the media sponsorship of Slobodna Dalmacija Dalmatinski portal and Radio Dalmacija decided to launch an action called “Bilo srce kuca za sve vas” (Our white heart beats for all of you) with the aim of helping all of the residents of Petrinja Glina and surrounding areas affected by the earthquake All funds raised will be donated to all those who need help as was announced on Wednesday on Hajduk’s internet portal which headed towards the affected areas during the night as well as members of Torcida who are participating in the field operations today a large number of Hajduk fans have made own properties available for those whose homes were damaged in the earthquake and who need accommodation and we’re ready to organise a reception if necessary We’d like to thank everyone who was available all the time and offered their help as well as everyone who will in any way get involved in this action in order to once again show the greatness of Hajduk’s heart,” the association stated