January 1, 2021 - What a start to the New Year for one Petrinja family. A new child and a pledge of a new house, and 2021 is just 13 hours old.
Will 2021 bring more happiness and less tragedy than the horror show that was 2020?
If you are looking for that hope, and a light of positivity in the disaster of the recent earthquakes in Croatia, raise a glass to the Safic family from Petrinja, whose world was turned upside down three days ago, and which has been turned back in the right direction in the first 13 hours of 2021.
As reported earlier today, little Daris Safic was born just 15 seconds into the New Year, in Sisak hospital, in a part which had not been damaged by the recent earthquake. Daris' family are from Petrinja, and their house was destroyed in the December 29 quake, and the family had been sleeping in their car until the birth, a horrible situation.
The story has understandably received widespread media coverage, and the response has been swift, with a phone call from the island of Brac, from the Mayor of Supetar, Ivana Markovic, bringing the second piece of joyous news of the new year. Ivanka Toma of Jutarnji List takes up the story.
We immediately accepted her offer. Thank you very much, the father of little Daris Safić told Jutarnji.
The first baby born in 2021 in the maternity hospital in Sisak, little Daris Safić, is doing well, as is his mother who slept in a car until the birth because their house in Petrinja was destroyed in a catastrophic earthquake.
- They are both good, but the problem is that now I have to go where the caravans are shared and see if I can get any accommodation. I have to tell someone what the situation is and ask them to bring me a caravan. The hospital said they would try to leave their wife and child another night, but could not guarantee. It is possible that he will have to release her tonight, and I don't know where we will go - said Ferid Safić, the father of this year's first baby, who, in addition to the newborn, an older child and his wife, also takes care of his old and sick mother.
In addition to the child, the mayor of Supetar, Ivana Markovic, also made him happy on New Year's morning.
- The mayor of Supetar called. The lady said that she was informed that a New Year's baby was born who had nowhere to go because our house was demolished in an earthquake and said that she would come with the designers and build us a house - says Safić, who is grateful to the mayor.
- We accepted her offer immediately. Thank you very much - said the father of little Daris and constantly notes that the most important thing is that everyone is alive and well. Knowing that his housing issue will be resolved is a great relief in this difficult situation in which, as he says, everyone helps each other as much as they can.
- Two days ago, I decided that it would be best for the city of Supetar to renovate someone's house. And when I saw that the newborn was left homeless, that the mother slept in the car until the birth, I decided to call them - said Supetar Mayor Ivana Markovic, adding that she was called by a lot of neighbors who want to help.
- I contacted designers and surveyors who will inspect the family house from Petrinja for free and make projects for them. I was also contacted by craftsmen from Supetar, potters and other masters who want to participate - said Mayor Markovic, adding that she will open a special account of the City of Supetar where donations for the renovation of the family house from Petrinja can be paid.
- I think this is the best model for providing assistance. People can see exactly where they invested the funds and how they helped - she said, adding that she also contacted the Supetar firefighters with whom they will go to Petrinja as soon as they can.
- As far as I am concerned, we can leave immediately tomorrow - said Markovic.
As soon as the account details are published, TCN will add them to this article.
For more on the Petrinja earthquake, follow our dedicated section.
ZAGREB, 1 January, 2021 - Civil Protection director Damir Trut said on Friday morning that a thousand people were in Sisak-Moslavina County, helping its residents clear streets of rubble following the earthquake that hit the county on December 29.
There were 1,500 members of different organisations on the ground on Thursday, and today there are 1,000, Trut told Croatian Radio, describing the situation on the ground as under control.
Speaking of priorities for today, he cited transport and distribution of container homes, camper vans and tents, the removal of chimneys, roof repair, and food distribution.
"The distribution of bread and water started this morning and there will be hot meals as well," he said after a meeting of the competent services.
Trut confirmed that some of the people who earlier did not want to leave their quake-damaged homes had expressed a wish to be accommodated temporarily in the Petrinja barracks.
Reception centres will also be opened at two primary schools that have been inspected by structural engineers and that are in good condition, he said.
Vaccination against COVID-19 to start on Saturday
Trut also announced the start of vaccination against COVID-19.
"People in tent settlements who have been evacuated will be vaccinated as will rescue staff," he said.
Josip Atalic, a professor at the Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering and coordinator at the Croatian Centre for Seismic Engineering, said that the quake-hit area was still seismically active but that one should not panic and should get used to it and behave accordingly.
He advised local residents against staying in their houses until they were checked by structural engineers.
Atalic said that it was too early to say how many houses would have to be torn down.
According to the international methodology used by Croatian structural engineers, if the cost of repairing a house exceeds 65% of its value, it is not worth repairing. However, as regards privately-owned houses, that decision will be up to their owners while the procedure regarding houses in the historical zone will be determined by a number of other institutions as well as restorers, Atalic said.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) this morning reported about two more moderate earthquakes near Petrinja and Sisak, of which the first measured 3.2 on the Richter scale and occurred at 4.52 a.m., with the epicentre 12 kilometres southwest of Petrinja.
The second quake measured 3.1 on the Richter scale and was registered at 6.37 a.m. and its epicentre was 19 kilometres southwest of Sisak.
For more on the Petrinja earthquake, follow our dedicated section.
ZAGREB, 1 January, 2021 - The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) on Friday morning reported about two moderate earthquakes near Petrinja and Sisak, of which the first measured 3.2 on the Richter scale and occurred at 4.52 a.m., with the epicentre 12 kilometres southwest of Petrinja.
The second quake measured 3.1 on the Richter scale and was registered at 6.37 a.m. and its epicentre was 19 kilometres southwest of Sisak.
The ground in the Banovina region is still shaking after a devastating 6.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Petrinja and its environs on December 29.
That earthquake was followed by a string of tremors and by December 31, 265 were felt with a magnitude above 1.0 on the Richter scale.
For more on the Petrinja earthquake, follow our dedicated section.
January 1, 2021 - As the tremors continue in Croatia, a look at earthquakes and building statics- how safe are we, and where?
After a short conversation with the architect Boris Mrdja, at his suggestion, I also talked to the statician Ivica Grkinić, in order to get an expert opinion and answers to some questions. A lot of people are in suspense these days, and perhaps the only thing we can control to some extent is the quality and quantity of information that can help us look at the situation more realistically and assess the risks. Accordingly, we can then decide which options are available to us.
As early as 1964, temporary technical regulations, i.e. guidelines for the construction of facilities in the seismic area, were adopted. Then a huge step was made in increasing the security of houses and buildings. A newer version of these guidelines (for high-rise construction in seismic areas) was enacted in the early 1980s. The last regulations adopted were European regulations - Eurocode 8, and they have been applied since the first part of the 2000s. Each country adapts these guidelines to its climate and earthquake risk assessment. So quality regulations have been around for decades, the only question left is their rigorous application.
In the Zagreb area, according to these guidelines, buildings are designed to withstand earthquakes of 8 and 9 degrees, respectively (depending on the assessment zone, Zagreb has 2 zones) of the Mercalli scale - i.e. 6.5 to 7.0 on the Richter scale.
On the one hand, these are the magnitudes to which we have reached the limit values in these earthquakes, but the predictions are that earthquakes stronger than this cannot occur in this area (i.e., the probability is very small). Informally, there is information that even slightly stronger earthquakes than the above have been done.
If there are no deformations on the object, or cracks, the object can withstand a large number of such stresses. Theoretically unlimited, but of course in practice there is this one earthquake after which the first deformation would be made, which would disturb the statics of the object. Therefore, all facilities should be thoroughly inspected in order to notice their actual condition in a timely manner. This is a broader issue of building maintenance, because in our country it is rare for someone to order it and it seems that there are no companies that specialize in this. Frequent action on the structure is of course not good and can lead to fatigue of the material which will then start to give way once, but it is difficult to say when this will happen, after 10, 100 or 500 such stresses. For these and other reasons, it is often written in the documentation that the building was built for a period of 50 years.
In theory, this can be verified. It is necessary to make an architectural image of the building, analyze the materials and their quality (quality of concrete, mortar, brick, steel), record what is installed (slabs and beams) and examine some of the samples of materials. Sometimes it is possible to make an assumption about the quality of the material and go to static analysis and based on it to strengthen the structure and walls and install additional beams.
In practice, this rarely happens, because it is quite expensive and there are not many institutions that can implement it well. IGH and possibly the Faculty of Civil Engineering have the necessary laboratories for all analyzes (according to currently available information).
All older buildings should make such an analysis, but this is not realistic given that neither the owners nor the state are interested in the price. Mostly after such events, most of it comes down to house painting and superficial patching. A large number of old houses have long known the need to strengthen them, but no one will demolish them alone.
As with high-rise buildings, the necessary analysis can be made to examine the quality of concrete and steel. The bridges seem to be holding up well for now but need to be checked more regularly. And in their regulations set parameters for protection against iron corrosion and corrosion, which is further problematic in marine areas. The thickness of the protective layer plays a special role in them. Again, these analyzes can only be done by a few institutes in Croatia, but it seems that part of these processes is regulated at the state level.
There is no rough data on this either. Until the war, most construction companies were large and somewhat regulated companies, and in the 1990s a large number of smaller companies emerged that were more difficult to control. All of them met the minimum requirements, but it used to happen that one engineer who was registered in the company, supervised 5 construction sites, which is of course very difficult to do in a quality way. In those years of spontaneous construction, there was a lack of professional staff in private companies. Also, in the past, buyers of buildings had their demands to move some walls or add windows, so they were sometimes met. The question is whether they made all the necessary analyzes for all such changes from the beginning. Of course, there were good companies then as there are today, and also today there are companies that work with questionable quality of performance. This is somewhat of a problem for the workforce as well, given that a significant number of people from the building have gone outside, and our companies are helping out with employees from Far Eastern countries who work very small hours.
During an earthquake, of course, it is not good to leave the building immediately because we do not know what can fall on us. Once things calm down then the facilities that have suffered some damage should be evacuated. Stairs can be critical points. When you get out, you need to go to a meadow or clearing that is far enough from the building (a good part of the people stayed quite close to their building and in the parking lot in front of it). If the building has remained intact (which is sometimes difficult to assess from the inside) then there is no need to go outside. People are doing this because of potential new earthquakes, but unfortunately we can’t know if it will happen in the next half hour or an hour, a day or two, or in a couple of months or never again. While we are in the building, we should stick to the load-bearing walls, these are the ones that are thicker than 20 centimeters. These are facade walls but there are also interior ones that go in 2 directions. They are built of reinforced concrete, and take a lot of force on themselves, but unlike partition walls, they do not crack.
Basement garages are with concrete walls and dug and breathe with the ground. On the lower part the displacement is smaller than on the higher floors. In principle, they are relatively safe from collapse and damage. Of course, there is only the risk that their exits will be closed due to extremely strong earthquakes due to collapse. The most critical is often the ground floor.
For more on the Petrinja earthquake, follow our dedicated section.
This article originally appeared in Medium, where you can find more of Aco's articles.
January 1, 2021 – In the sea of sad news for one Petrinja family, whose house was demolished in an earthquake, a positive one arrived in the first minute of 2021. They welcomed a new family member – the first baby in 2021 in Croatia, born in Sisak Hospital.
The deputy director of the Sisak Hospital, Marin Repustić, who was on duty last night, shared the happy news on his Facebook account.
"I have to post this. On January 1, 2021, at 00:01, a baby was born in the Sisak Hospital. Our city still lives," wrote Repustić in his statement. He confirmed the news for Index, which quickly shared the happy news.
"Fifteen seconds after midnight, little Daris was born. It is very symbolic that he was born in Sisak. Mother and baby are fine. We are all overjoyed because everything went well. A baby was born in that part of the maternity ward that survived the earthquake," Repustić told Index.
A few days ago, the family was left homeless in the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Petrinja, Sisak, Glina, and many other places and villages across Sisak-Moslavina County.
"The lady is from Petrinja, this is her second child, and their house was demolished in the terrible earthquake. After the earthquake, she slept with her family in the car," Repustić said.
Numerous Croatian residents enthusiastically commented on social media that this is a good sign for their entire region after the suffering they have been going through in recent days.
"Dear colleague, this status is the best New Year's card/news. Sisak is being born, rising from the ashes. Happy New Year 2021, congratulations to parents, quick recovery to mother," reads one of many comments.
More information will be published soon, and everyone who wants will be able to help this family from Petrinja, which became richer for a new family member by entering 2021.
For more on the Petrinja earthquake, follow our dedicated section.
January the 1st, 2021 - Here is a list of numerous governmental and non-governmental organisations, institutions, as well as companies which have established solidarity funds to show support, solidarity and provide material assistance to the Petrinja earthquake victims throughout the heavily affected areas of Petrinja, Glina, Sisak and more.
Poslovni Dnevnik brings the list which has been cleared by the Croatian Public Relations Association, and the funds will be safely and securely sent to those who are the most vulnerable following the Petrinja earthquake.
1. VOICE OF ENTREPRENEURS ASSOCIATION/UDRUGA GLAS PODUZETNIKA
Glas Poduzetnika (Voice of Entrepreneurs) is an association of private entrepreneurs, and they have opened a fund for donations to help citizens from Sisak-Moslavina County. The funds raised will be used to buy housing containers, heaters, other equipment, and construction materials.
Voice of Entrepreneurs Association, Pavletićeva 1, 10000 Zagreb
Bank: Zagrebačka banka d.d.
IBAN: HR6523600001502851531
Model: HR99
Note for call number: If the model HR99 doesn't pass, enter the model 00 and then a number.
Payment description: HUMANITARIAN ACTION
For payments from abroad: SWIFT: ZABAHR2X
2. THE CROATIAN RED CROSS/HRVATSKI CRVENI KRIZ
The Croatian Red Cross invites all those who want and can help the victims of the Petrinja earthquake with a monetary donation to pay the donations into the following account:
Bank: Privredna banka Zagreb d.d.
IBAN: HR6923400091511555516
Model: 00
Reference number: 770
For payments from abroad - SWIFT CODE: PBZGHR2
Legal entities can contact the Croatian Red Cross at the following e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
For all residents of Croatia who want to donate material resources, a list of items needed has been published below. For a more detailed list, click here.
Food packages - flour, oil, rice, water, canned food, dry food
Hygiene packages - soap, shampoo, toilet paper, wet wipes, disinfectants, toothbrushes and toothpaste
Personal protective equipment (PPE) - medical masks, protective suits, gloves, antibacterial wipes, space disinfectants…
If you want to donate equipment, machinery or similar items, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., which is the official address of the National Civil Protection Headquarters.
If you want to volunteer in person, register in the volunteer database at the following link: https://www.hck.hr/kako-pomoci/volontirati/29
3. CROATIAN CARITAS/HRVATSKI CARITAS
Croatian Caritas is a humanitarian organisation that helps in emergencies, works to advocate for the most vulnerable groups and helps the poor.
You can make cash donations to the following account:
Croatian Caritas, Ksaverska cesta 12a, Zagreb
Bank: Privredna banka Zagreb d.d.
IBAN: HR0523400091100080340
Reference number: 12-20
For payments from abroad: SWIFT / BIC: PBZGHR2X
4. SOLIDARITY FOUNDATION/ZAKLADA SOLIDARNA
After the earthquake in Zagreb back in March 2020, the SOLIDARNA Foundation launched Fund 5.5. for urgent donor action to help the citizens of Zagreb. Now, after the unfortunate events, the activities of this fund have been extended to cities, municipalities and villages that have suffered severe casualties in the last two days as a result of the Petrinja earthquake. Funds can be donated via: https://solidarna.hr/donirajte
The details for the account of the SOLIDARNA Foundation for crisis situations are as follows:
IBAN: HR2424020061500078406
Purpose: SOLIDARITY WITH PETRINJA & SMŽ
Model: HR00
Reference umber: 01-2021
SWIFT SWIFT / BIC: ESBCHR22
5. CROATIAN EMPLOYERS 'ASSOCIATION (HRVATSKA UDRUGA POSLODAVCA/HUP)
The Croatian Employers' Association (HUP) is a voluntary, non-profit and independent employers' association that represents, promotes and advocates for the interests of its members. HUP has 32 branch organisations that advocate for the specific economic interests and needs of different sectors.
HUP has invited its members to make donations by paying through an account opened for the purpose of helping the victims of the Petrinja earthquake:
Croatian Employers' Association, Radnička cesta 52, Zagreb
Privredna banka Zagreb, Radnička cesta 50, Zagreb
IBAN: HR7123400091510359955
Reference number: the OIB from the company from which the funds are coming
Purpose: donacija HUP potres (donation HUP earthquake)
6. CITY OF SISAK/GRAD SISAK
The City of Sisak has opened a special account for financial assistance and donations. In addition to Petrinja and Glina, the town of Sisak, where the regional hospital is located, was severely damaged by the Petrinja earthquake.
Bank: OTP Bank
IBAN: HR9724070001500013097
Model: HR68
Reference number: 7706-(OIB)
7. TOWN OF PETRINJA/GRAD PETRINJA
A special account for donations to Petrinja has been opened by Hrvatska postanska banka. Citizens and companies can donate to:
The details are here.
8. THE CITY ORGANISATION OF THE RED CROSS OF PETRINJA/GRADSKA OGRANIZACIJA CRVENOG KRIZA PETRINJA
The Petrinja Red Cross. The organisation is part of the Croatian Red Cross.
Bank: Privredna banka Zagreb d.d.
IBAN: HR4323400091110024387
For payments from abroad - SWIFT CODE: PBZGHR2X
9. TOWN OF GLINA/GRAD GLINA
Glina has opened a special account with Hrvatska postanska banka for the payment of donations for the victims of the Petrinja earthquake. You can make donations to the following HPB account:
IBAN: HR8723900011500198462
Model: HR68
Reference number: 7765 - payer's OIB
For payments from abroad: SWIFT: HPBZHR2X
10. CROATIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/HRVATSKA GOSPODARSKA KOMORA (HGK)
Currently, the most needed help is the clearing of the rubble of the affected areas, and anyone who has trucks, loaders and other such heavy machinery can help. The Croatian Chamber of Commerce, an independent professional and business organisation of all legal entities operating, bringing together 61 professional associations, 77 groups and 40 associations, is organising assistance with heavy machinery.
Companies that are ready to make their resources available can call 01 460 6747, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Property (e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or the Deputy Director of the Civil Protection Headquarters, Mladen Vinkovic, who is currently in charge of cleaning the ruins of the affected areas (mob: 091 1121 022)
More can be read (in Croatian) here: https://www.hgk.hr/apel-tvrtkama-za-pomoc-u-sanaciji-stete-od-potresa.
11. GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA/VLADA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE
The Croatian Government has announced it will expand its earlier donation campaign, including donations for the Petrinja earthquake in Petrinja, Sisak and Glina, as well as other cities and municipalities affected by the disaster. The Ministry of Finance is the body monitoring the flow and spending of earmarked funds.
Donations of funds from taxpayers from the Republic of Croatia are paid into the following account:
Account: HR12 1001 0051 8630 0016 0 (Croatian state budget/Hrvatski drzavni proracun)
Reference to approval number: HR68 5444 - VAT Payer ID
12. UNICEF
UNICEF has launched a campaign to help earthquake victims and calls on all citizens, businesses and the media to get involved and help children and families in earthquake-affected areas with their donations. UNICEF has already launched the procurement of emergency supplies and equipment and, in cooperation with the institutions, is assessing long-term needs.
More can be found here.
13. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAYMENTS FROM ABROAD
Donations of financial resources for those paying from outside the Republic of Croatia are to be paid to the account of the Ministry of Finance at the Croatian National Bank.
ADDRESS: Croatian National Bank, Trg hrvatskih velikana 3, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
BIC (SWIFT) CODE: NBHRHR2XXXX
BENEFICIARY NAME AND ADDRESS: Republic of Croatia - Ministry of Finance, Katanciceva 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: IBAN: HR12 1001 0051 8630 0016
REMARKS: Earthquakes aid
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January the 1st, 2021 - Zagrebacka banka has donated the generous sum of one million kuna to the victims of the tragic Petrinja earthquake which struck Petrinja, Glina, Sisak and other areas across central Croatia recently.
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, in order to help residents of the earthquake-affected areas whose homes were destroyed, Zagrebacka banka will donate one million kuna to the Croatian Red Cross, which will direct the donation to those who are the most in need of help.
Along with financial assistance to residents, Zagrebacka banka will provide clients who had a residence or headquarters in Sisak-Moslavina County on the day of the earthquake, in the period from the 31st of December, 2020 to the 28th of February, 2021, with the temporary suspension of any collection measures, which includes the temporary suspension of the execution of standing orders and direct debits, without the collection of additional costs and the calculation of default interest in that period.
Zagrebacka banka will provide more permanent measures to clients affected by the Petrinja earthquake in the coming period in the form of a moratorium on loan repayment. The bank has stated that it plans to inform clients in more detail about all of the assistance measures on offer and the conditions of their application on the official Zagrebacka banka website.
"Aware of the role we have in supporting the community in which we operate, we're doing everything we can to help those who need help the most at the moment. In these difficult moments, we sympathise with all the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit central Croatia, and especially those who lost their loved ones,'' said Romeo Collina, President of the Management Board of Zagrebacka banka.
Many employees of Zagrebacka banka have personally participated in numerous organised humanitarian actions and are helping the residents of the affected areas. Zagrebacka banka would like to thank all employees of the emergency and rescue services, as well as all people from all over Croatia, who once again showed how big their hearts truly are and united in helping those who have suffered losses.
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January the 1st, 2021 - The tragic Petrinja earthquake which affected Petrinja, Glina, Sisak and other surrounding areas in central Croatia has seen floods of help, aid and donations come in from across the country and indeed the world, and Croatian Telecom/Hrvatski Telekom is yet another entity to step forward and offer aid to those who have suffered as a result of the devastating natural disaster.
As Poslovni Dnevnik wrires, following the earthquake, Croatian Telecom's employees went out to the most heavily quake-affected areas to make sure the telecommunications network was fully functioning in order to keep everyone connected during those most difficult and stressful of moments.
In addition to the above, Croatian Telecom is donating a generous three million kuna for post-earthquake reconstruction in the afflicted central Croatian locations to the special Earthquake Reconstruction Assistance account.
"In the shortest possible time, we enabled the uninterrupted operation of base stations in the area of Sisak, Petrinja and Glina along with our partners, and we increased our capacities with additional mobile base stations. At the same time, we delivered 1,000 SIM cards and portable chargers to all of the earthquake-affected areas, and we're working on establishing a WiFi connection for the reception centre for people who have been left homeless,'' they stated from Croatian Telecom.
For more on the Petrinja earthquake, as well as helpful links for how you can donate funds, food, material, sanitary and other humanitarian aid, follow our dedicated section.
January the 1st, 2020 - The horrendous Petrinja earthquake which affected numerous central Croatian locations including Petrinja, Sisak, Glina and other smaller surrounding settlements took homes and even lives in the blink of an eye at the end of an absolutely terrible year.
Like the earthquake which occurred back in March 2020 in Zagreb, the natural disaster has caused tremendous amounts of material damage in an area of Croatia which has long since been neglected in many ways. The sound of an earthquake isn't something anyone who has experienced it is ever likely to forget. I can still hear the deafening sound of the Zagreb earthquake which hit the capital in the spring of last year, but what is the sensation of the plates moving when out in the middle of a body of water like?
The Petrinja earthquake will remain etched in the collective Croatian memory for a lifetime, with the reconstruction of Petrinja, if anything like Croatia's snail pace standards for other things, likely to last just as long. Nature heals far quicker than man made structures could ever wish to, and one man who was out in the middle of a lake at the time of the Petrinja earthquake's strike filmed his bizarre experience, one he isn't likely to have again.
Watch the video below:
For more on the Petrinja earthquake, with helpful links on how you can donate funds, food, materials, sanitary products and humanitarian aid, follow our dedicated section.
ZAGREB, Dec 31, 2020 - The Croatian Army early on Thursday afternoon started installing containers for the temporary accommodation of civilians in villages in the Glina area, hit by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, the Defence Ministry said.
The containers come from Croatia's commodity reserves and some have been donated by Austria, the ministry said, noting that the installation of containers would continue in the coming days.