Nepal headteacher evacuated 900 children minutes before flash flood engulfed school area

Headteacher Rajendra Dawadi halted classes at Tribhuwan Trishuli secondary school in Nuwakot after receiving four flood warnings within minutes, ordering 900 children to higher ground. A glacial collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border triggered the flood. Dawadi said a 10-minute delay would have killed everyone. At least 69 schools were damaged nationwide; 781 are confirmed dead.