UPDATE 2 - Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Croatia

UPDATE 2 - Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Croatia

At least 20 people hospitalized following earthquake, according to local media

UPDATES WITH REMARKS FROM CROATIAN PRESIDENT, PREMIER, SERBIAN PRESIDENT; REVISES DECK

By Talha Ozturk

BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) - A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the Croatian capital Zagreb on Tuesday, officials announced.

The earthquake hit the town of Petrinja in the central Sisak region at 1319GMT, some 51 kilometers (31.7 miles) southeast of the capital, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi.), according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

"This is a horror. This is a tragedy," said President Zoran Milanovic.

He assured that the city will be rebuilt with the EU financial aid, adding: "This city will be rebuilt, but emotionally no one will be able to compensate people."

Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic arrived at the scene shortly after the earthquake.

"Fortunately, there is a barracks in Petrinja, the army is here. Emergency services, police, civil protection, firefighters are coming from Zagreb, HGSS (Croatian Mountain Rescue Service) will come from Split, military helicopters have flown to pick them up," he said.

“We will have to find alternative accommodation. Containers will come, we will have to remove some people from Petrinja, because it is not safe to be here," he added.

Meanwhile, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that they are ready to help Croatia.

Darinko Dumbovic, the mayor of Petrinja, said that a 12-year-old girl was killed in the tremor, and many people were injured.

According to local media, at least 20 people were hospitalized following the earthquake which caused widespread damage, bringing down roofs and harming building facades, and even making entire buildings collapse.

Earlier Dumbovic called for help from firefighters from across Croatia.

The government said that aid teams across the country were directed to Petrinja.

The quake also caused panic and traffic jams in Zagreb after thousands tried to flee the city and telephone lines were cut.

Neighboring Slovenia has shut down Krsko Nuclear Power Plant as a precaution.

The quake was also felt in some parts of neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Serbia.

On Monday, two earthquakes with magnitudes 5.2 and 4.9 rattled the capital and several central towns in Croatia.

Several buildings in the cities of Petrinja and Sisak were damaged by the quakes.

In March, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Zagreb, killing one person and injuring 27 others.

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