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Scenes of significant material damage in the city centre of Zagreb after an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 hit the Croatian capital. Several people were injured, according to the authorities. The epicentre of the earthquake was 7 km north of Zagreb, a city of 780,000 inhabitants, as authorities struggled to halt the spread of the new coronavirus. IMAGES
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Croatia was hit by a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake. The government-owned Croatian News Agency HINA reported the quake caused major damage to the town of Petrinja. At least seven people were killed and dozens more were injured in the powerful quake. According to officials, it was the largest earthquake to hit Croatia so far this year. Mayor Darinko Dumbovic called for immediate emergency aid. Dumbovic said: "half the town has been destroyed. There's panic, people are searching for their loved ones".
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People go out on street in Mexico city after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook much of central Mexico, according to the country's seismological institute. IMAGES
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