ZAGREB, 14 January 2021 - The preliminary amount of the damage caused by the 29 December magnitude 6.2 earthquake to the transport, electrical and water infrastructure in the Banija region stands at HRK 470 million, Jutarnji List daily said on Thursday.
Reconstructing the infrastructure and homes is key for the people there to go back to normal living, the paper said, adding that the damage to the infrastructure was already being dealt with.
The biggest damage was sustained by the HEP power utility's distribution network. The company estimates that it stands at HRK 200 million, with 238 substations destroyed or badly damaged.
Repairing cracked embankments is expected to cost between HRK 70 and 100 million.
According to preliminary estimates, the damage to state roads and road facilities in Sisak-Moslavina, Zagreb and Karlovac counties amounts to HRK 75 million, while the damage to county and local roads amounts to HRK 20 million.
The Sisak railway station, a protected cultural monument, was recently reconstructed and the damage caused by the earthquake is estimated at HRK 20-40 million.
The damage done to Croatian Motorways facilities is estimated at HRK 25 million.
