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First reported 23 October 2026 · latest 23 October 2026 · 1 reports from 1 outlet
One development in Nepal floods and landslides
In flood-hit Nuwakot, Nepal, a school has reopened in tents so 1,621 pupils can keep studying after the disaster killed two staff and destroyed homes and school buildings.
It took only 11 minutes from the time Mr Dawadi first raised the alarm to when floodwater crashed into the school. Two school staff were killed in the flood. Mr Dawadi was teaching when he heard two staff members shouting about heavy flooding in the nearby Rasuwa district.
First, I told my staff to ring the bell. Then I told class teachers to go to separate classes to say school is off due to the flood, to go to a safer place three girls fainted. When we left the school, the water had already entered.
The principal of a government school in flood-hit Nepal has set up tents to ensure hundreds of children he guided to safety two months ago can continue their education. Rajendra Dawadi, head of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nuwakot, one of the areas hit hardest by the flash floods, was hailed as a hero when his swift actions helped to save the lives of 900 children, before a torrent of water crashed into the school compound on August 26. He has made it his mission to enable classes to continue, using 20 tents and the shaded sections of a local sports academy.
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How a hero principal who saved hundreds of pupils from the Nepal floods is rebuilding broken lives. The principal of a government school in flood-hit Nepal has set up tents to ensure hundreds of children he guided to safety two months ago can continue their education.
How a hero principal who saved hundreds of pupils from the Nepal floods is rebuilding broken lives. The principal of a government school in flood-hit Nepal has set up tents to ensure hundreds of children he guided to safety two months ago can continue their education. Rajendra Dawadi, head of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nuwakot, one of the areas hit hardest by the flash floods, was hailed as a hero when his swift actions helped to save the lives of 900 children, before a torrent of water crashed into the school compound on August 26.
The principal of a government school in flood-hit Nepal has set up tents to ensure hundreds of children he guided to safety two months ago can continue their education. Rajendra Dawadi, head of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nuwakot, one of the areas hit hardest by the flash floods, was hailed as a hero when his swift actions helped to save the lives of 900 children, before a torrent of water crashed into the school compound on August 26. He has made it his mission to enable classes to continue, using 20 tents and the shaded sections of a local sports academy.
He has made it his mission to enable classes to continue, using 20 tents and the shaded sections of a local sports academy. His goal is to provide some normality to families who lost their homes and livelihoods in the flooding that killed at least 1,455 people, with 5,285 listed as missing. People lost everything.
He has made it his mission to enable classes to continue, using 20 tents and the shaded sections of a local sports academy. His goal is to provide some normality to families who lost their homes and livelihoods in the flooding that killed at least 1,455 people, with 5,285 listed as missing. People lost everything.
It took only 11 minutes from the time Mr Dawadi first raised the alarm to when floodwater crashed into the school. Two school staff were killed in the flood. Mr Dawadi was teaching when he heard two staff members shouting about heavy flooding in the nearby Rasuwa district.
First, I told my staff to ring the bell. Then I told class teachers to go to separate classes to say school is off due to the flood, to go to a safer place three girls fainted. When we left the school, the water had already entered.
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