This infoclip illustrates the help from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism which was activated to assist Croatia in the aftermath of a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, following a request for assistance from Croatian authorities on 29 December. On 30 December, Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President of the European Commission, and Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner, visited Petrinja, one of the most affected towns.

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ŠUICA, Dubravka (EPP, HR, EC)

LENARČIČ, Janez (SI, EC)

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Infoclip: EU assistance to Croatia after earthquake

Title: Infoclip: EU assistance to Croatia after earthquake

Large view of a human chain unloading a truck of humanitarian aid

Close view of the human chain in front on the warehouse door

Interior view of the warehouse which has been arranged with beds for people who lost their home

Far view of red cross workers in the distance

General exterior view of the refuge site with a far view on the warehouse, then the toilets and finally some smaller tents

Panorama from the refuge tents to a large view of a city in the distance

Large view of a collapsed house and two person in the front carrying personal stuff

Close view of the fallen rubble of the collapsed house

Large view of a street filled with several collapsed houses

Close panorama from the collapsed brickwall of a house to its roof carpentry

Close view of house rubble mixed with personal furnitures

Close view of a damaged facade and wooden door

Close panorama from a heavily damaged facade to the emergency vehicles on the street

Large view of the street filled with rubbles and mud with some people and a truck passing by

View of two persons crossing the street with a firetruck on the background then larger view of the same street (2 shots)

Close view of three candles in red candelabra on the floor

Civil protection and red cross workers sorting and carrying packs of water bottles (4 shots)

Medium view of a covered passageway blocked by rubble

A person carrying jars of food in a wheelbarrow

Various views of firemen working in the streets (2 shots)

Two persons walking in a park carrying personal effects

Policemen regulating traffic on a crossroad (2 shots)

Travelling view of a civil protection worker marking buildings with a spray-paint can (2 shots)

Various views of collapsed rubbles and damaged houses (4 shots)

Arrival of Dubravka &Scaron;uica, Vice-President of the European Commission, and Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management (6 shots)

SOUNDBITE by Janez Lenarčič (in ENGLISH) saying that the EU stands in full solidarity with the Croatian people and that their Emergency Response Coordination Centre will continue to mobilise immediate assistance. (2 shots)