Earthquake town in "race against time"

As aftershock subside in Kraljevo, central Serbia, its residents left with damaged homes during <a href="http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=11&dd=03&nav_id=70660" class="text-link" target= "_blank">last week's earthquake</a> are scrambling to finish repairs.

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Monday, 08.11.2010.

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As aftershock subside in Kraljevo, central Serbia, its residents left with damaged homes during last week's earthquake are scrambling to finish repairs. Many Kraljevo residents work to repair their homes even during the night, fearing heavy rainfall, while a 2.8 Richter scale tremor was recorded this morning. It was one in a series of aftershocks that have been growing progressively weaker. Earthquake town in "race against time" The 5.6-magnitude quake hit the town early on November 3, killing two people and leaving thousands of homes either damaged or destroyed. Mayor Ljubisa Simovic told B92 today said that a commission is currently working to determine which damaged structures have been rendered uninhabitable, but says the number is likely to reach 1,000. Thus far, 13,000 buildings have been reported as unsafe, and the commission has appealed on skilled staff, including engineers, to join them in order to complete the job as soon as possible. Meanwhile, members of Serbia's military and police (MUP) have been deployed in the area. Some 400 police officers and MUP's Gendarmes have volunteered to help clear up the debris. Help is arriving to Kraljevo, but the town needs more volunteers and those willing to use their trucks to transport building material. Some of the families will likely have to be housed in prefab homes, said reports. A damaged house in Kraljevo (Tanjug)

Earthquake town in "race against time"

The 5.6-magnitude quake hit the town early on November 3, killing two people and leaving thousands of homes either damaged or destroyed.

Mayor Ljubiša Simović told B92 today said that a commission is currently working to determine which damaged structures have been rendered uninhabitable, but says the number is likely to reach 1,000.

Thus far, 13,000 buildings have been reported as unsafe, and the commission has appealed on skilled staff, including engineers, to join them in order to complete the job as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, members of Serbia's military and police (MUP) have been deployed in the area. Some 400 police officers and MUP's Gendarmes have volunteered to help clear up the debris.

Help is arriving to Kraljevo, but the town needs more volunteers and those willing to use their trucks to transport building material. Some of the families will likely have to be housed in prefab homes, said reports.

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