Petrinja quake: Engineers inspected close to 12,000 damaged properties so far

On Thursday alone, they examined 1,902 buildings damaged by the earthquake, Medved told state radio.

According to official data, 2,231 people cannot stay in their homes because they are either heavily damaged or have been destroyed in the disaster.

Medved mentioned a series of aftershocks that were still intermittently felt in Sisak-Moslavina County, which makes the job of structural engineers more difficult.

The minister  said that many villagers in remote rural settlements were reluctant to leave their homes.