3 minutes agoSkopje commemorates 1963 earthquake, 54 years from July 26th disaster
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Dragica Bozinova and I met at the Skopje Museum, viewing the exhibitions for the Skopje earthquake. She too remembers that day: “Such a thing is experienced in 500-600 years. Me and the others in Skopje experienced that day as a cataclysm, as a disaster of all human and [...] species.
Dragica Bozinova and I met at the Skopje Museum, viewing the exhibitions for the Skopje earthquake. And she will remember that day:
This is being experienced in 500-600 years. Me and the others who were in Skopje experienced that day as a catalysm, as a disaster of all human and entire city types. What I experienced, I have remained in my memory forever. Not only me, but we will all be left with those moments to our last breath”, said Dragica Bozinova, Tv21.
The first aid for residents of Skopje came from the former Yugoslav republics. Later, many parts of the world offered help. Sismographers for measuring vibrations, photos of ruined cultural heritage, fragments from the foreign press, first aid package from various countries, improvised kitchens from then on, and other items are on display in the Skopje Museum.
The construction of barracks where Skopje citizens would live began several weeks after the earthquake. These were built by builders from Warsaw, Poland, the United States, and Mexico. In recognition of the help, today we have roads bearing names: Warsaw, Prague, Mexican Street, John Kennedy Street and so on”, said Mihail Billby, the Skopje Museum guide.
In fact, 87 countries of the world have sent help to rebuild Skopje, for what reason Skopje maintains the “solidarity city”. As a result of the quake, 1070 lost their lives while more than 3,000 were injured. The powerful quake destroyed 15,800 homes while we were damaged by another 30,000. Over 200,000 people remained without a roof above their heads.
There was mist of dust and debris all around us. We were fortunate that our house was made of light materials, without stones, and without pillars. We all went out, but nothing could be seen”, Husni Emin said.
On seismological maps, Macedonia is marked by seismic region. Last year, in September, Skopje was hit by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. Meanwhile, this summer, the Ohrid region was rocked over a month in a row, with a total of 1,000 times. The strongest shaking was 5.1.
