# Last-minute flood warning saved more than 900 Nepal students, school head says

https://mins.news/en/item/38812

- Reuters, 2026-08-31 14:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/last-minute-flood-warning-saved-over-900-nepal-students-school-head-says-2026-08-31/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9589342732d80001646b8a

> A school head said a last-minute warning about an approaching flood saved more than 900 students in Nepal. Rajendra Dawadi’s accountant ran into the school shouting that the flood was coming.

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