Croatia on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of the devastating 5.5-strong earthquake that hit the capital city of Zagreb on March 22, 2020, causing €11.5 billion in damage, as Zagreb residents and the general public are still waiting for full-scale reconstruction to begin.
The earthquake killed a 15-year-old girl, while 27 people were injured. As many as 25,000 structures were either destroyed or severely damaged, including schools and hospitals, the Government House and Parliament Hall.
Croatia was granted €683.7 million for earthquake relief according to the provisions of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF).
Although some headway has been made in the post-quake reconstruction, residents in the quake-affected areas and the general public are still waiting for the reconstruction to be in full swing, as the Reconstruction Fond explains that public procurement procedures and designing had taken more than than initially planned.
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