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| 1 dead as magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits capital of Croatia, damages buildings and iconic cathedral (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | |
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| Strong quakes have struck Croatia’s capital Zagreb leaving at least one person dead and damaging buildings downtown, including the city’s main historic cathedral. | |
| A 15-year-old child died when Zagreb was hit by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake, which was followed by a 5.1-magnitude tremor 40 minutes later. The epicenters of the two quakes were located 8km (five miles) and 7km (4.3 miles) from the city, respectively. | |
| "An ambulance team took to the field and found under a collapsed building a child who no longer showed signs of life," the head of the Zagreb Emergency Medicine Institute, Zarko Rasic, said. | |
| Officials urged people to leave their homes for safety reasons but instructed them to keep social distancing amid the Covid-19 pandemic. | |
| Local media reported that residents heard sirens go off, and buildings were damaged in downtown Zagreb, including the iconic Zagreb Cathedral – one of the towers of which has partially collapsed. | Local media reported that residents heard sirens go off, and buildings were damaged in downtown Zagreb, including the iconic Zagreb Cathedral – one of the towers of which has partially collapsed. |
| The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the earthquakes at 5.4 and 4.6 magnitude, saying they both struck near Kasina, a village on Zagreb’s northern outskirts. | The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the earthquakes at 5.4 and 4.6 magnitude, saying they both struck near Kasina, a village on Zagreb’s northern outskirts. |
| Zagreb’s head of emergency services, Pavle Kalinic, urged people to leave their homes. “Get out of the houses and help your older neighbors,” he said. | Zagreb’s head of emergency services, Pavle Kalinic, urged people to leave their homes. “Get out of the houses and help your older neighbors,” he said. |
| The Interior Ministry asked people who had fled their homes to maintain a “necessary distance” to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 disease, and to wear face masks if possible. | The Interior Ministry asked people who had fled their homes to maintain a “necessary distance” to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 disease, and to wear face masks if possible. |
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