Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school
Nepal school evacuation
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- NYT World·3d agoA Principal Saved 900 Students Before His School Was Washed Away in Nepal
Rajendra Dawadi had less than 15 minutes to act on a warning of approaching floodwaters. His swift evacuation plan saved hundreds of lives.
Read at NYT World → - The News Biz PK·3d agoHow last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students
Headmaster Rajendra Dawadi was in his school in Nepal's Bidur last Wednesday 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.As teachers at the…
Read at The News Biz PK → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·3d agoNepal Teacher Saves 900 Students From Floods By Ordering School Evacuation
Rajendra Dawadi acted swiftly after warnings of rising floodwaters as school building was swept away minutes later
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - NDTV Top Stories·4d agoSaved By Lunch Break: How Students At This School Escaped Nepal Floods
At least 69 schools in Nepal's flood-devastated districts have been destroyed or damaged, putting education at risk for nearly 19,000 children
Read at NDTV Top Stories → - ABC Australia Top·4d agoNepali teacher saved hundreds of students from flood, minutes before it arrived
About 1,600 schoolchildren were saved by their teacher shortly before the school was inundated in last week's devastating floods.
Read at ABC Australia Top → - Daily Mail News·4d agoHero teacher saves lives of 1,600 children in Nepal floods as school 200 feet above river is washed away by landslide
Rajendra Dawadi, the principal of Tribhuvan Trishuli secondary school, received a phone call on Wednesday morning telling him the village five miles upstream had been taken by the river.
Read at Daily Mail News → - BBC World·4d agoHead teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school
Rajendra Dawadi leapt into action after receiving warnings over waters heading towards his school.
Read at BBC World → - TOI India·4d agoNepal floods: Stranger ran past school screaming ‘Run, water’. It saved 370 kids, teachers
An unidentified man's warning saved over 370 pupils and teachers from a massive flood. Students and staff scrambled to a forested hill as floodwaters surged rapidly. Communications were disrupted, making it difficult to account for all students after the event. One father…
Read at TOI India → - NDTV World·4d agoNepal Teacher Received Flood Warning. What He Did Next Saved 1,643 Children
A Nepal school principal’s quick action helped save 1,643 children after he received a warning that fast-rising floodwaters were heading towards the school in Nuwakot.
Read at NDTV World → - India Today Top·5d agoHow a Nepal teacher's quick thinking saved 1,643 children from monster floods
How a Nepal teachers quick thinking saved children from monster floods
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