ZAGREB, 6 January, 2021 - Over 1,000 volunteers of Caritas, a major Catholic nongovernmental charitable organisation, have been engaged in sorting, packing and unloading humanitarian aid since the devastating quake and so far 100 truckloads of aid have been delivered to the quake-hit central Croatia.
These data were presented by Sisak Bishop Vlado Kosic and Caritas representatives during their meeting with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Tuesday in the Caritas distribution centre in Sisak at the end of Plenkovic's day-long visit to the quake-stricken area.
Kosic and the director of the Caritas organisation in Sisak Diocese, Kristina Radic, said that since the 29 December quake, this charitable had been distributing food and hygienic items to people in need and also in parallel, its volunteers were collecting necessary and valuable information on the situation on the ground and on houses and buildings in need of repair and reconstruction.
The bishop informed the premier about the damage done to the Sisak cathedral and to other places of worship and sacral objects.
On 30 December, Caritas sent "an Appeal for Assistance to the Earthquake Victims in Petrinja, Sisak and the Surrounding Area".
"In this demanding situation, Caritas Croatia appeals for charitable donations and solidarity with the victims in Petrinja, Sisak and the surroundings, and also thanks all those who have already generously offered to place themselves, their hospitality and material goods at the disposal of the victims," reads the appeal.
"Monetary donations for the earthquake victims can be sent through Caritas Croatia to the following account:
Hrvatski Caritas, Ksaverska cesta 12a, Zagreb, Privredna banka Zagreb (PBZ), Croatia;
IBAN: HR0523400091100080340, Reference No. 12‒20
For payments made outside Croatia: SWIFT/BIC: PBZGHR2X.
Caritas Croatia donation telephone: (++385) 060 9010 (6.25kn, VAT included)," says the charitable in that appeal.
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