A headteacher in Nepal orders the evacuation of students from Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School moments before flash floodwaters hit Trishuli Valley, destroying the school. Multiple outlets report that warnings arrived shortly before the river surged, and that the children were moved to higher ground in time.
Accounts from different reporters vary on exact totals and timing, but largely match on the key actions: Rajendra Dawadi rings the school bell and directs students and staff to evacuate after phone calls and other warnings from people upstream and a parent who reports water rising quickly. CNA and the Guardian describe the evacuation as occurring with minutes to spare; Mongabay also places the warnings around 9:10 a.m. and says the flood hits roughly 10 minutes later. Other outlets report larger numbers, with some claiming more than 1,600 children were saved, reflecting differences in how students on different shifts or campuses are counted.
Several sources add that flood conditions are extremely fast and debris-heavy, with reports that the school building is swept away and that other children or staff caught outside or returning for belongings die. Separate reporting in some articles also places the broader disaster context—flash flooding linked to a collapse of ice and rock—while the articles on the headteacher focus on the warning and evacuation process.
