Headteacher saves 900 children from deadly flash flood in Nepal
by Harry Cockburn from World news | The Guardian on (#781WG)
Rajendra Dawadi ordered students to higher ground with moments to spare after receiving warnings from upstream
A headteacher in Nepal evacuated 900 children from a school moments before a deadly wall of water struck their town amid the devastating flash floods that have killed almost 800 people and left thousands missing.
Rajendra Dawadi decided to halt classes and order children to higher ground after receiving warnings about the scale of the flooding heading their way.
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