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| Earthquake rocks Croatia's capital Zagreb | Earthquake rocks Croatia's capital Zagreb |
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| An earthquake has rocked Croatia's capital Zagreb, damaging buildings and leaving cars crushed by falling chunks of masonry. | An earthquake has rocked Croatia's capital Zagreb, damaging buildings and leaving cars crushed by falling chunks of masonry. |
| A teenager is in a critical condition after a roof collapsed, local media say. The spire of the city's cathedral also snapped off. | A teenager is in a critical condition after a roof collapsed, local media say. The spire of the city's cathedral also snapped off. |
| After Sunday's tremor, Zagreb's mayor urged people to return to their homes given fears about the coronavirus. | After Sunday's tremor, Zagreb's mayor urged people to return to their homes given fears about the coronavirus. |
| The 5.3-magnitude quake is the largest to affect the city in 140 years. | The 5.3-magnitude quake is the largest to affect the city in 140 years. |
| Panicked residents ran out into the streets when it struck around 06:00 local time and were initially told to stay out by authorities. | Panicked residents ran out into the streets when it struck around 06:00 local time and were initially told to stay out by authorities. |
| "Keep your distance. Don't gather together. We are facing two serious crises, the earthquake and the epidemic," Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said. | "Keep your distance. Don't gather together. We are facing two serious crises, the earthquake and the epidemic," Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said. |
| However Mayor Milan Bandic later said they should return home. "Eighty percent of Zagreb residents live in structures that have reinforced concrete structures," he said. | |
| The BBC's Guy Delauney in the region says the earthquake acted as a cue for some residents to head for their holiday homes on the coast. | |
| But by early afternoon police had closed motorway toll booths and set up control points to prevent people entering coastal districts, our correspondent reports. | |
| Croatia has more than 200 infections of the new coronavirus. | Croatia has more than 200 infections of the new coronavirus. |
| Several buildings were damaged, including the parliament. People in southern Austria and Slovenia also felt the tremor. |