Hundreds of people were unable or afraid to return home in central Croatia Wednesday as rescue workers sifted the rubble of a deadly earthquake that claimed at least seven lives. Many in and around the hard-hit town of Petrinja spent a sleepless night in fear of new tremors. While hundreds sheltered in a nearby military barracks, others opted to stay in their cars. Sinisa Sremic, a 53-year-old in the town of 20,000, spent the night in a sleeping bag. In the nearby village of Majske Poljane, the quake killed five people as well as mangling homes and farm buildings in the poor community.

Source: Mint December 30, 2020 14:55 UTC