Croatia: Deadly earthquake causes huge damage, kills child
By DW
03 January 2021 |
2:29 pm
Reports say the tremor was also felt strongly in Zagreb, some 50 kilometers north of the epicenter, where panicked residents ran into the streets. A Slovenian nuclear power plant has been shut as a precaution.
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