The daughter of an employee of the Indian Embassy in Nepal was killed and his wife suffered serious injuries as a house within the mission complex collapsed when a massive earthquake rocked the Himalayan country.
“A house in our Embassy complex collapsed. Unfortunately, the daughter of our employee Madan has died. His wife’s condition is serious,” wrote External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Twitter. Madan is understood to be one of the CPWD employees of the embassy.
Notwithstanding the tragedy, India’s Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae and other officials of the embassy in Kathmandu swung into action immediately after the quake as New Delhi rushed to help its neighbour.
The embassy is also coordinating efforts to evacuate Indians stranded in Kathmandu and other areas of Nepal.
Published 25 April 2015, 20:27 IST