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Bulgarian Government Allots EUR 100,000 for Quake-Stricken Croatia
The Bulgarian government has decided to allocate EUR 100,000 as first aid to Croatia to help the Balkan neighbor repair the damage from the powerful earthquake in which seven people died.
Croatia Declares Mourning as More Quakes Hit Devastated Town
Croatia's Seismological Service on Wednesday at 6.15am, 6.26am and 6.29am recorded three more earthquakes centred not far from the town of Petrinja, some 60 km south of Zagreb - the town which was seriously damaged by powerful quakes on Tuesday that killed at least seven people.
Bulgarian Seismologist: Quake in Croatia May Provoke Tremor in Bulgaria
Two aftershocks in Croatia with a magnitude of 4.7-4.8 on the Richter scale were registered at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the on-duty seismologist Petar Kirilov told bTV this morning.
Vučić is sending help to Croatia
Croatia was hit by a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale on Tuesday. The epicenter was in the vicinity of Petrinja and Sisak, and at least seven people were killed. Petrinja was mostly destroyed, and there is great damage in Sisak as well.
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Croatia After Earthquake: There Are Still Strong Aftershocks
Serbian and Croatian seismologists: Devastating earthquakes in the Balkans await us
According to her, it is difficult to say where these earthquakes will happen, but as she says, there are areas in Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, and even in eastern Serbia where there were no earthquakes for many years.
New tremors with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale; Police prevented chaos
According to Index.hr, at 6:16 am, Croatia was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale, according to EMSC data, with the epicenter 18 kilometers west of Sisak.
At 6:27, another earthquake was felt, with a magnitude of 4.6.
Montenegro: Another Year Spent Ignoring the Wartime Past
As part of Yugoslavia, Montenegro took part directly in the wars in Croatia and Bosnia under the leadership of Slobodan Milosevic.
Krško nuclear power station shut down as a precaution after quake
Krško – The Krško Nuclear Power Station (NEK) was shut down as a precaution on Tuesday after a powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit near the town of Petrinja, Croatia, shortly after midday. Such a shutdown is standard procedure in the event of a strong earthquake, NEK told the STA. NEK is located some 80 kilometres north-west of Petrinja.
Slovenia sending aid to Croatia after earthquake
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša spoke with his Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenković on Tuesday to offer Slovenia’s assistance in the relief efforts following a devastating earthquake near Petrinja, south-east of the capital of Zagreb. Solidarity and readiness to help was also expressed by President Borut Pahor.
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