This principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school
BIDUR, Nepal — Rajendra Dawadi was inside his classroom when a colleague rushed in with a warning: Floodwaters were racing through Nepal’s Trishuli Valley, tearing apart homes, bridges and entire villages. Then a teacher received another warning by phone. Moments later, a parent arrived to take her child home. The danger had not yet been confirmed, but Dawadi, the principal, had little time to…
BIDUR, Nepal — In a swift and heroic act, Rajendra Dawadi, the principal of a school in Nepal, evacuated 900 students before the devastating impact of flash floods swept away their school. As the floodwaters raced through the Trishuli Valley, tearing apart homes and causing widespread destruction, Dawadi received warnings from colleagues and fellow teachers.
Despite the uncertainty, Dawadi took immediate action, ringing the school bell and instructing everyone to flee to higher ground. He led his students and staff away from the building, turning to witness the school vanish beneath the torrent of water, mud, boulders, and debris. Tragically, two staff members were unable to escape and remain missing.
Dawadi's quick thinking and decisive evacuation saved the lives of the 900 students, a testament to his bravery and leadership in the face of the tragic natural disaster caused by a glacial collapse.
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