Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says

Accountant's warning gives school about 14 minutes to evacuate

The headmaster of a school in Nepal successfully evacuated the building, saving many lives, with just 14 minutes' warning before the mud water swept through. The school no longer exists.

By Saurabh Sharma, Sunil Kataria and Gopal Sharma BIDUR, Nepal, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Headmaster Rajendra Dawadi was in his school in Nepal's Bidur last Wednesday when his accountant entered, shouting: "The flood is coming, the flood is coming!", giving an early warning that helped save the lives of 900 students and 16 f

About 1,600 schoolchildren were saved by their teacher shortly before the school was inundated in last week's devastating floods.