Nepal School Principal Saves 1,643 Children from Flash Floods as Unidentified Man's Warning Spares 370 Others
On August 30, 2026, Nepal school principal Rajendra Dawadi evacuated his school in fifteen minutes, saving 1,643 children. An unidentified man's warning also helped save 370 pupils and teachers. The flood caused 794 casualties, with 781 deaths and 2,502 missing persons reported.
Where Sources Diverge
WION and Paris Match report 1,643 children saved, while Times of India reports 370 children and teachers saved.
1,643 children saved
370 pupils and teachers saved
Novinky reports 794 casualties, while NDRRMA reports 781 deaths and 2,502 missing persons.
794 casualties
781 deaths and 2,502 missing persons
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An unidentified man's warning saved over 370 pupils and teachers from a massive flood. Students and staff scrambled to a forested hill as floodwaters surged rapidly. Communications were disrupted, making it difficult to account for all students after the event. One father tragically perished while attempting to reach the school for his son. The school continues efforts to trace pupils and reunite them with their families.
The number of casualties from Wednesday's flood wave in Nepal rose to 794, according to the Nepalese police in their latest evening statement. The Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) reports 781 deaths and 2,502 missing persons. The tragedy could have been even worse, but many Nepalese showed extraordinary presence of mind and reacted in time.
Hero of an entire people, Rajendra Dawadi, principal of the secondary school Tribhuvan Trishuli, evacuated his institution in fifteen minutes and saved all his students. Account.
How one Nepali school principal saved 1,643 children from deadly flash floods WION