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.
- Principal Rajendra Dawadi saved at least 900 students last week by ordering an immediate evacuation of the Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nepal's Trishuli Valley, shortly before floodwaters destroyed the building following a Himalayan glacial collapse.
- The flash floods, unleashed by a Himalayan glacial collapse, killed over 900 people across Nepal and China, while more than 4,700 remain missing, including two staff members from the school.
- Student Suvina Tamang, 14, witnessed the school's three-story building disappear beneath debris shortly after evacuating, while Dawadi's quick thinking has been hailed as an act of heroism.
- Charity group Save the Children reported at least 69 schools in northern Nepal were destroyed by the floods, putting the education of nearly 19,000 students at risk and disrupting schooling for thousands.
- Dawadi stated that students now require psychological counseling and lessons must resume, even if the school temporarily relocates, while his appeal to the Nepalese government focuses on rebuilding schools to return children to classes.
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Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
By Saurabh Sharma, Sunil Kataria and Gopal Sharma BIDUR, Nepal, Aug 31 (Reuters) – 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 Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School began receiving panicked phone calls from relatives and f…
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Breaking NewsSchool principal saved at least 900 pupils during deadly Nepal flooding
School Principal’s Quick Thinking Saved 900 Students From Nepal Flood Disaster
NEPAL (VINnews) — A Nepalese school principal is being hailed for his quick thinking after he evacuated around 900 students just 10 minutes before a devastating flash flood swept through the school and surrounding area, potentially preventing a mass-casualty disaster. Rajendra Dawadi, headteacher of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, received four separate […]
(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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