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This principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school
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BIDUR, Nepal — Rajendra Dawadi was inside his classroom when a colleague rushed in with a warning: Floodwaters were racing through Nepal’s Trishuli Valley, tearing apart homes, bridges and entire villages. Then a teacher received another warning by phone. Moments later, a parent arrived to take her child home. The danger had not yet been confirmed, but…
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- Why it matters
- Early warning from colleagues and parents allowed the principal to move all students to safety before the floodwaters reached the school, preventing potential mass casualties.
- Most affected
- 900 students at the school in Trishuli Valley — Evacuated to safety before structure was destroyed by flood.
- Likely next
- Whether any students or staff were killed or injured in the wider flooding, and whether the school can resume classes.
Also reported by: ABC News, PBS NewsHour