During Nepal Floods, Decentralized, Community-Based Warning Saved Lives
Informal calls and volunteers reached residents before the state alert system, while officials said SMS warnings were late, generic and lacked evacuation guidance.
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During Nepal floods, decentralized, community-based warning saved lives
KATHMANDU — At 9:10 a.m. on Aug. 26, head teacher Rajendra Dawadi received frantic phone calls about a flood heading downstream toward Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School. He ordered his roughly 900 students to run for higher ground. Ten minutes later, the flood hit the evacuated school. When flood waters receded, the whole compound was buried […]
Rajendra Dawadi had less than 15 minutes to act after receiving the warning about approaching flood waters. His rapid evacuation plan saved hundreds of lives.
Ground Report: Last Wednesday's flood in Nepal devastated everything. Homes, shops, structures, and hundreds of lives were buried under the debris carried by the floodwaters. As the floods ravaged Nepal, the principal of a school in Nuakot, with his courage and presence of mind, saved the lives of over 1,500 children. All the children were studying in the school when the flood struck. However, upon receiving information about the flood, the prin…
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