Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 students in Nepal, school headmaster says
A school headmaster in Nepal successfully evacuated over 900 students after receiving a last-minute warning about an incoming flood. The school was destroyed, but the quick action prevented significant loss of life among the student body.
Why it matters
This highlights the critical importance of early warning systems and community preparedness in mitigating the impact of climate-related natural disasters.
Damaged properties on Aug 31 along the Trishuli River in Nepal, where the Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School once stood.
Listen Summarise Headmaster Rajendra Dawadi received a last-minute flood warning that helped evacuate over 900 students and 16 staff members from Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nepal. The school was destroyed by the flood, which killed over 900 people and left thousands missing, but the early warning and quick evacuation saved many lives. Dawadi urges authorities to rebuild the school in a safer location, as the disaster deeply affected the community and some staff members remain missing. AI generated
BIDUR, Nepal – Headmaster Rajendra Dawadi was in his school in Nepal’s Bidur on Aug 26 when his accountant entered, shouting, “The flood is coming, the flood is coming”, giving an early warning that helped save the lives of 900 students and 16 faculty members.
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