Nepal principal's quick thinking saves 900 students from flash floods

School principal Rajendra Dawadi evacuated over 900 students to safety on September 2, 2026, after receiving a warning of floodwaters racing through Nepal's Trishuli Valley, in a rare success story amid a disaster that killed over 900 people. The successful evacuation prevented what could have been a catastrophic loss of life.

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Nepal floods: meet the principal whose quick thinking saved 900 students

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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 act. He rang the s