Physical Planning and Construction Minister Darko Horvat said at the government's meeting on Monday that so far an estimated 1,800 buildings had been assessed as unusable after the 29 December devastating earthquake.

He recalled that the government had set aside 120 million kuna as emergency aid.

Horvat added that the European Commission had given the green light for re-allocating to Sisak and Karlovac counties a part of the HRK 5.1 billion from the Solidarity Fund, which has already been earmarked for dealing with the aftermath of the 22 March earthquake in Zagreb.

Finance Minister Zdravko Maric said that the government’s special account for addressing the aftermath of the Petrinja quake had so far received HRK 54.3 million.

Maric said that international financial institutions had been engaged in offering financial aid.

Tourism Minister Nikolina Brnjac said that over 500 hotel rooms were made available for the temporary accommodation for people who were left without their homes in the quake, and currently more than 300 persons were using this possibility.

The tourism sector has donated 106 mobile homes an 11 camp homes, she added.

Economy Minister Tomislav Coric said that the national power provider HEP had established that the damage caused to the electricity network in the quake-hit area was at least 150 million kuna.

The Hrvatske Vode water supply operator has assessed a preliminary damage on river embankments in the amount between 70-100 million kuna.

Transport Minister Oleg Butkovic said that the damage caused to roads and bridges was estimated at HRK 80 million.

Rail lines were not damaged, but the Sisak Railway Station suffered serious damage.

Agriculture Minister Marija Vuckovic said that 264 local farms, mainly cattle-breeding ones, had reported damage.

(€1 = HRK 7.5)