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Last-Minute Flood Warning Saved Over 900 Nepal Students, School Principal Said

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More than 900 students and 16 faculty members escaped before the tragic flood on the border with China and Nepal destroyed a school. They are alive today because of a truly last-minute warning by the school’s accountant, who like Paul Revere, ran through the building shouting “the flood is coming, t…

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  1. This principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school

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    Last-Minute Flood Warning Saved Over 900 Nepal Students, School Principal Said

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Nepal Floods: Evacuation Saves 900, School Destroyed (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    A Nepali school principal evacuated 1,643 students in minutes as a flash flood destroyed their school, ringing the bell and directing buses and staff to high ground to ensure everyone’s safety. While hailed as a hero for preventing a larger catastrophe, two staff members were killed as the building …

  2. BBC News

    Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school (opens BBC News)

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    Rajendra Dawadi leapt into action after receiving warnings over waters heading towards his school.

  3. France 24

    What justice for Nepal after flooding? (opens France 24)

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    PRESS REVIEW – Monday, August 31: The international press tell the story of a heroic headmaster in Nepal who managed to save more than 1,600 pupils, while the Nepali press lambast a lack of accountability for major polluters.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    This principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    School principal Rajendra Dawadi's quick decision to evacuate his school saved at least 900 students from devastating flash floods in Nepal last week

  5. Al-Monitor

    Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    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 90…

  6. New York Post

    Heroic principal evacuated school, saving hundreds of students from Nepal’s deadly floods (opens New York Post)

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    “Their parents hugged me, they cried with me,” he said. “They were emotional.”

  7. Al Jazeera

    Principal who saved 900 students recalls Nepal’s devastating flood (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Nepal school principal Rajendra Dawadi recalls the devastating floods that forced him to evacuate over 900 students.

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Headmaster saved over 900 students before Nepal flood destroyed school (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    BIDUR, Nepal >> Headmaster Rajendra Dawadi was in his school in Nepal’s Bidur Wednesday when his accountant entered, shouting, “The flood is coming, the flood is coming!” That early warning helped save the lives of 900 students and 16 faculty members.

  9. Phl17

    Principal evacuated 900 students before flood slammed Nepal school (opens Phl17)

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    He rang the school bell and ordered his students and staff out of the building and toward higher ground.

  10. Good News Network

    Last-Minute Flood Warning Saved Over 900 Nepal Students, School Principal Said (opens Good News Network)

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    More than 900 students and 16 faculty members escaped before the tragic flood on the border with China and Nepal destroyed a school. They are alive today because of a truly last-minute warning by the school’s accountant, who like Paul Revere, ran through the building shouting “the flood is coming, t…

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