Hero teacher saved over 1,600 children from Nepal floods as death toll exceeds 700
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TL;DR
- Head teacher Rajendra Dadabi saved 1,643 children by evacuating a school in the Trishuli valley of Nepal.
- The evacuation was prompted by a friend's warning of devastating flash floods.
- The school building was structurally strong but was ultimately destroyed by the floodwaters.
- Two staff members, including school janitor Sultan Lama and teacher Santos Pariyar, died in the floods.
- The disaster was triggered by a glacier collapse and has severely impacted the Rasuwa district.
- Damaged infrastructure is hampering rescue and aid efforts.
- Thirty-three British nationals are believed to be among the missing.