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Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Rajendra Dawadi, headteacher of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nuwakot, Nepal, saved 900 pupils by evacuating them just 10 minutes before devastating floods struck, following multiple urgent warnings received at 09:10 local time.
- The floods have claimed at least 794 lives and left over 2,400 people missing, with the school building buried under mud and debris during the disaster.
- Dawadi made the swift decision to evacuate after receiving consistent warnings, including a parent's urgent request to take their child home, prioritizing student safety over a day's classes.
- Some students initially underestimated the danger, but with assistance, they escaped to higher ground through narrow routes, while others who chose different paths were swept away.
- The principal and a student named Yunisha were airlifted to safety, reuniting with family after tense hours of uncertainty and communication difficulties during the flood.
