The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the Sri Lankan Embassy in Nepal suffered minor damages following the second major earthquake that struck the country on Tuesday (May 12th).

The Ministry notes that none of the officials suffered injuries as a result of the quake.

Today’s quake follows the 7.9 earthquake which struck the country last month, that killed over 8000 people.

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