Village outside Glina Worst Hit by Petrinja Earthquake

Majske Poljane, a village outside Glina, about 70 kilometres south of Zagreb, was worst hit by the 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, the deputy mayor of Glina, Branka Baksic Mitic, said.

 "There are hardly 10 percent of houses here that have been left intact. People are still being pulled out from under the rubble. Glinsko Novo Selo was also hit severely, but there are no casualties there.

 The largest number of casualties are here," Baksic Mitic told the Index.hr news website. 

 She said that tents were being set up on a football field in Glina for people who have been left homeless by the earthquake. She appealed for shipping containers to use them for accommodation. "It's winter and these people have nowhere to stay," she said. Baksic Mitic confirmed that four people had been found dead buried underneath the rubble. Glina Primary School said it had opened the doors of its gym to people without shelter.

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