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Children at a Nepal school escape floods thanks to their lunch break and alert teachers
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- In Dhading, Nepal, several schoolchildren survived catastrophic floods after teachers instructed them to evacuate quickly before floodwaters arrived, allowing most students to escape harm.
- Floodwaters left thick mud and sediment covering school property, damaging belongings and infrastructure, with at least 69 schools destroyed or damaged, affecting nearly 19,000 children’s education.
- The Nepalese government ordered a three-day closure of schools and universities, suspending university exams amid ongoing flood warnings and uncertainty about when classes can resume.
- The death toll from the floods and landslides has reached 788 in Nepal, with 2,502 people missing; Chinese authorities reported additional casualties and missing persons on their side of the border, including many foreigners.
- Hundreds of missing individuals include workers, tourists, and pilgrims from multiple countries, with Chinese state media noting 261 foreigners missing in Tibet, among them over 100 Nepalis.
