1,500 BUILDINGS DAMAGED IN STON

ZAGREB, Sept 20 (Hina) - A disastrous earthquake of September 5 damaged 1,500 buildings in Ston and the Dubrovnik coastal region, 20 percent out of which are unfit to live in. Because of constant tremors and several stronger earthquakes which had hit the area later, this information was not final, unfortunately, Ston municipal head Darko Drazeta told Friday's news conference in Zagreb. Most of the residents have been accommodated in some 100 camp- caravans and 10 converted containers and the reconstruction of schools in Slano and Ston has begun. The area is very rich with cultural heritage with 548 registered cultural monuments, 31 out of which are very much damaged. (hina) lm jn 201840 MET sep 96