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This Principal in Nepal Evacuated 900 Students Before Flooding Swept Away Their School

Rajendra Dawadi ordered the evacuation after warnings of racing floodwaters, and Save the Children said at least 69 schools were destroyed across northern Nepal.

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BIDUR, Nepal (AP) — 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 Dawadi, the principal, had little time to act. He rang the school bell and ordered his st…

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(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Seong-mi = The principal of a middle school in Nepal swiftly... rescued over 900 students and staff just 10 minutes before the floodwaters struck during the disaster.

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This principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school

School principal Rajendra Dawadi's quick decision to evacuate his school saved at least 900 students from devastating flash floods in Nepal last week

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Dozens of school buildings were destroyed and washed away when flash floods and landslides swept through a mountain valley in Nepal and Tibet on August 26, leaving thousands still missing and the death toll rising. A school principal in Nepal evacuated the school and ordered about 900 children to move to higher ground just before the floodwaters hit the school building.

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Vísir broke the news in Reykjavík, Iceland on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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