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Nepal floods teacher saves more than 1,600 lives with alarm calls as death toll tops 700 and thousands missing
A teacher at a school directly in the path of the horror torrent that crushed buildings along the Trishuli river has been credited with saving every child and all but two staff
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- Why it matters
- Early warning from a single person at a school in the flood's path allowed nearly all children and staff to evacuate before buildings were destroyed, demonstrating how rapid local action during disaster can prevent mass casualties.
- Most affected
- Students and staff at the school in the flood path — Evacuated before buildings were crushed; nearly all survived thanks to early alarm
- Likely next
- Whether the death toll and missing persons figure are revised as search and recovery continues
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