Situation in Croatia suffering from earthquake and new coronavirus infection April 23, 6:50

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Last month in Europe, Croatia, the capital city of Zagreb suffered the worst earthquake in 140 years and caused a lot of damage. Even in Croatia, with the spread of the new coronavirus, severe reconstruction work has been suffering from both the earthquake and the infection.

In Croatia last month, there was a magnitude 5.5 quake with its epicenter in the capital city of Zagreb. In Croatia, where there are few earthquakes, it is said to be the strongest earthquake in 140 years, deaths and injuries such as the death of a 15-year-old girl, collapse of the tower of the cathedral in the center of Zagreb, and damage to the building of the Capitol There was a lot of damage in the city, such as doing things.

On the other hand, the infection with the new coronavirus is spreading in Croatia, and the affected people continue to evacuate while keeping a distance with the surrounding people to avoid the infection, grasp the damage situation of the building and remove debris. The work has been affected and it is a severe reconstruction work.

On the 22nd, one month after the earthquake, the Minister of Construction and Urban Planning announced that the amount of damage to the building would reach approximately 650 billion yen in Japanese yen.

The Croatian government is seeking financial assistance from the EU and the European Union and others to recover from the earthquake and suffers from both the earthquake and infection.

"Fear of earthquakes and terror of coronaviruses"

Mami Kosakai, who lives in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia where the earthquake occurred, and is a local tourist guide, told an interview with NHK, "I had an earthquake at 6:30 am and I slept at home, It started to shake with a jarring noise. I didn't expect to experience an earthquake in Croatia, I was confused and panicked, "he recalled.

Many people have evacuated to parks and public facilities after the earthquake in the field, but regarding the situation of people in the middle of measures to prevent new coronavirus infection, Mr. Kosakai said, `` The authorities said However, in order to prevent the transmission of the new coronavirus, he was called on to keep away from people by more than 2 meters and not to be crowded.There was fear of the earthquake and invisible fear of coronavirus, according to a friend who evacuated. `` Because it was my priority to protect myself from shaking, I thought it would be very difficult to protect myself from the virus by wearing a mask and washing my hands without losing my calmness, '' he said. It is said that it was a harsh environment where people were forced to evacuate while avoiding.

“It is said that the reconstruction of the city of Zagreb will take from two years to a maximum of seven years. In Croatia, tourism is one of the major industries. From now on, it is the tourist season, but not only overseas customers, but also domestic. I can't even move around. There are many people who have trouble living, and it's going to be a very tough year, "he said.

Victims belong to judo club

The only victim of the earthquake, 15-year-old Anamalya Tsarevich, was in a local judo club and was enthusiastically practicing.

Yasuhiro Yamashita, who won the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics and is currently the chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, told the Judo Federation of Croatia, “I am deeply shocked and sad about the earthquake that killed a young judoist. Congratulations "was sent to us, and the Chairman of the International Judo Federation also sent a message of condolences.

On the other hand, the cathedral in the center of Zagreb, which symbolizes Croatia in the earthquake, suffered damage to the building, such as a broken tower, and sorrow is spreading among the people.

It is said that the cathedral was connected to Japan by locals, having held a mass every year since 2011 to commemorate the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

According to the local Japanese embassy, ​​donations and supplies are sent from Japanese companies after the earthquake, so the Embassy will continue to call on Japanese people to donate for the reconstruction of Croatia. .