Pernik Quake Caused Hundreds of Millions Worth of Damage - Mayor

The 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the Bulgarian city of Pernik on Tuesday has caused hundreds of millions of BGN worth of damage, according to the city's Mayor, Rositsa Yanakieva.

Almost all buildings in Pernik have suffered material damages, Yanakieva has told the Focus news agency.

Teams of experts have inspected the condition of Pernik's schools, kindergartens and administrative buildings. Detailed data about the experts' assessments will be available on May 29.

Two kindergartens cannot be repaired and will be demolished, the Mayor has said. The children will be moved to other kindergartens.

Yanakieva has stated that Pernik's residents are calm despite the ongoing aftershocks.

Tuesday's arthquake had a magnitude of about 5.8 on the Richter scale and struck at 2:58 am. Its epicenter was about 6 km from the city of Pernik and approximately 25 km from Sofia. The quake struck at a depth of approximately 9.4 kilometers.

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