Croatia: Repair of Mecencani sinkholes about to begin

Croatia’s government has begun to repair sinkholes that have pocked a farming region near the capital, prompting panic from villagers who have watched them grow – in number and size.

The sinkholes made a dramatic appearance in early January, less than a week after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit central Croatia on December 29 last year, killing seven people.

Prompting headlines around the world, including references to “Swiss cheese”, about 100 sinkholes showed up around the towns of Mecencani and Borojevici, southeast of the capital, Zagreb.