Hungary will aid the reconstruction of a school and a Catholic church in earthquake-hit towns in Croatia, a government official said.
Speaking in Petrinja, the town closest to the epicentre of a series of devastating earthquakes between December 28 and January 6, the Hungarian state secretary for church and ethnic relations said a school with 450 students had been badly damaged in the disaster. Hungary will also aid the reconstruction of the Catholic church in 沤a啪ina, Mikl贸s Solt茅sz said when he visited the sites with Zdenko Luci膰, the Croatian state secretary for foreign affairs. Solt茅sz said the aid would also help 鈥渢ens of thousands of people 鈥� living in the most disadvantaged, poorest region of Croatia鈥� to stay in their homeland. Hungary is also ready to organise summer holidays for 200 children from the region, in cooperation with the Croatian minority in Hungary, Solt茅sz said. Solt茅sz noted that the earthquakes had killed seven and injured 28 people. So far, 40,000 damaged buildings have been reported, 20% of which are life-threatening to enter, he said. Solt茅sz is also scheduled to meet Foreign Minister Gordan Grli膰 Radman in Zagreb.
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