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1,643 Children, One Warning: How a Nepal Teacher Pulled Off a Heroic Rescue

Dawadi sounded the school bell and ordered teachers to evacuate as floodwaters approached, saving 1,643 children and nearly all staff.

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The flash flood, triggered by a glacier collapse, tore through mountain river systems, killing over 700 people in Nepal and 16 in Tibet.

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A few minutes later their school had been swept away by the waters.

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A school principal in Nepal evacuated 1,643 children safely after receiving warnings that floodwaters were approaching the school. Her timely decision has become a shining example amid a disaster that has claimed hundreds of lives.

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India Today broke the news in Noida, India on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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