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Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Bulgaria: Earthquake Damages 'Worse than Expected'
Environment | May 26, 2012, Saturday|
Pernik Mayor Rositsa Yanakieva.
Construction inspections have shown the condition of buildings in
the Southwestern Bulgarian city of Pernik is worse than what was
initially expected, according to the city's Mayor, Rositsa
Yanakieva.
Yanakieva has told the Bulgarian National Radio that a total of 22
schools and 16 kindergartens in Pernik will be open on Monday.
She has clarified that the children from the three kindergartens
that remain closed will be relocated to other kindergartens.
Serious damage has been observed in a total of 90 municipal
buildings, she added.
Pernik's citizens have filed over 1 800 requests for earthquake
damage assistance.
Tuesday's earthquake had a magnitude of about 5.8-6.0 on the
Richter scale and struck at 2:58 am. Its epicenter was about 6 km
from the city of Pernik and some 25 km from Sofia. The quake has
been followed by numerous slight aftershocks.