Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school
Summary
A headteacher in Nepal evacuated 900 students from a school just 10 minutes before deadly floods destroyed the area. The quick action saved many lives as the floods have killed at least 794 people and left thousands missing.Key Facts
- Rajendra Dawadi, headteacher of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School, received four warnings about the flood at 09:10 local time.
- He decided to immediately evacuate the students to higher ground and ordered buses to turn back from the flood area.
- The school building was buried under mud and debris during the flood.
- The flood has killed at least 794 people and left at least 2,426 missing in Nepal.
- Some students, including 16-year-old Yunisha Amatya, escaped with just seconds to spare by climbing uphill through a narrow escape route.
- Many students and teachers were stranded for two nights before rescue teams reached them.
- Parents struggled to contact their children and searched for them after the flood.
- Both the headteacher and a pupil were airlifted back to their home after the disaster.
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