Petrinja and Sisak suffered the most damage in the devastating earthquake that struck Croatia today. The capital, Zagreb, was also badly damaged.

The streets of Petrinja are full of rubble, many buildings have been damaged, and rescuers are searching for survivors. announced the television H1.

All available fire brigades from Zagreb are headed to Petrinja, where rescue services and firefighters are searching the rubble with their bare hands. The mayor of Petrinja, Darinko Dumbovic confirmed that for now there is information about one dead child.

People are on the street, Croatian media report. Telephone connections are interrupted in Petrinja.

There is a traffic collapse in Zagreb after the strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6,3 according to the Richter scale, and the police urged the citizens to use personal vehicles only in emergency situations.

Zagreb police urged citizens to follow other recommendations in case of an earthquake.

Most of the city is without electricity, and there is a traffic collapse on the streets, after the earthquake, whose epicenter was near Petrinja, Croatian media reported.

Croatian police urge citizens to go outside if they can and stay away from buildings that are in danger of collapsing after today's strong earthquake.