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Death Toll Climbs From Croatia’s Worst Earthquake in 140 Years
- Seven people reported dead in second strong tremor in two days
- Disaster adds to pressure from rising deathtoll from Covid-19
A view of a damaged roof caused by an earthquake in Sisak, Croatia.
Source: AP Photos
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Croatia suffered its worst earthquake in 140 years -- for the second time in 2020 -- with the tremor killing at least seven people, devastating the city at its epicenter and rattling Europeans as far away as Rome and Vienna.
Measured at 6.3 by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre on Tuesday, it was more powerful than both a 5.2 quake on Monday and a similar-sized tremor that caused $6 billion in damage when it hit the capital of Zagreb in March.