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

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-01 · 01:26 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Principal Rajendra Dawadi took swift action when floodwaters threatened his school in Nepal's Trishuli Valley. Receiving multiple warnings from colleagues, phone calls, and a parent, Dawadi immediately decided to end classes. He rang the school bell and directed his 900 students and staff to evacuate the building and move to higher ground. This quick thinking prevented potential harm to the students as the floodwaters caused widespread destruction in the area.

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Dawadi stated, 'I immediately decided to stop … school' and get the children out.

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Principal Rajendra Dawadi rang the school bell and ordered his students and staff out of the building towards higher ground.

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Floodwaters were racing through Nepal’s Trishuli Valley, tearing apart homes, bridges and entire villages.

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Dawadi saved approximately 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 school bell and ordered his students and staff out of the building and towards higher ground.“I immediately decided to stop … school” and get the children out, he said.

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