# Lunch break saves schoolchildren from devastating floods in Nepal

https://mins.news/en/video/38020

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-31 02:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w-DgzDR3EY

> A group of schoolchildren survived catastrophic flooding in one of the areas hardest hit in Nepal on Wednesday after they happened to leave their classroom for lunch.

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