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Croatian Red Cross Reports on Assistance Provided to Earthquake Victims So Far

By 26 January 2021

ZAGREB, 25 January, 2021 -The Croatian Red Cross (HCK) said on Monday that it had received 68,378 donations for victims of the 29 December earthquake, totalling HRK 44,305,655.

HCK registers 3,368 people who left their homes after earthquake

The HCK Search Service has so far registered 3,368 people who have been evacuated to temporary accommodation centres or have left for other parts of the country.

HCK employees and volunteers have been helping the earthquake victims restore contact with their families as well as locate persons whose whereabouts are not known to their families and who have not been evacuated to temporary accommodation centres.

HCK teams work in evacuation centres and visit earthquake victims on a daily basis.

More than 580 tonnes of food, 94 tonnes of toiletries distributed

The HCK has so far distributed more than 580 tonnes of food, 94 tonnes of toiletries, 46 tonnes of clothing, 2,174 heaters, 2,602 blankets, 114 power units, more than 3,000 packages with baby food and equipment and more than 260 packages for animals.

Also, more than 7,200 services of psychosocial support have been provided to earthquake victims, the HCK said.

For the latest information on the earthquake emergency, follow the dedicated TCN section

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