@thetimes: At 9.20 on Wednesday morning, 900 children were halfway through the early shift at Tribhuvan Trishuli secondary school, a three-storey complex in the Trishuli valley of north-central Nepal.⁠ ⁠ Another 700 were on their way on foot and by bus, when the principal, Rajendra Dadabi, received a panicked call from a friend in Betrawati, five miles upstream. “He said the village was gone: taken by the river,” said Dadabi. “He told me to run.”⁠ ⁠ The 47-year-old English teacher took a moment to consider the threat. He remembered that the school buses, each carrying 80 children, were en route.⁠ ⁠ “I got through to all the drivers but one and told them to turn back. Then I saw the bus I hadn’t been able to contact coming across the bridge. By now, the water was in the school grounds — it was so fast — so I told him to turn around. It got to the other side just as the bridge collapsed.”⁠ ⁠ Dadabi’s quick thinking saved the lives of 1,643 children and all but one member of the teaching staff. #nepal #nepalfloods #floods

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❄️ birbyloveschristmas 🎧❄️ :
His friend from upstream who called him to warn him about the flash floods and his quick thinking and decisive leadership saved the lives of everyone 🫡🙏🏻🙏🏻
2026-08-29 21:13:53
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celestialwars3
celestialwars :
He basically saved a generation of Nepalese 🙏
2026-08-29 21:04:38
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lili__morg
Lili Morg :
Can we talk about the friend? He was witnessing a disaster that made his village disappear and still called his friend to warn him
2026-08-29 21:22:53
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nsukiyebe
👍 :
Some of them probably lost their parents 😭
2026-08-29 20:58:57
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deborahmcginnis
Deborah McGinnis :
I guess the 900 that were already there did not make it?
2026-08-30 00:19:14
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clownyaster
☆ Aster ☆ :
for those who don’t know the friend that messaged him was only five miles upstream. Considering the wave moved at 50 MPH and assuming his friend messaged him the second it impacted him He only had max 4 minutes to do this. This is litterally a miracle.
2026-08-29 23:26:36
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not_today20252
Maria :
It was GOD that protected the children in that school.
2026-08-30 00:15:17
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beta2themax
Beta2theMax :
75 KPH traveling 5 miles, that’s about 6 minutes. But that’s in a straight line. I’m sure the waters had to curve around a bit that slowed it down. But damn, evacuating almost 2,000 people in so little time is astounding.
2026-08-29 22:55:02
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nocapes
ForTheLoveOfDoodles :
Let's not forget the person who warned him. They both saved all of those kids 💗 heroes
2026-08-29 21:20:59
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arianabee176
ArianaBees :
i mean teachers are educated people
2026-08-30 00:23:19
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kristynmayo409
Kristyn Mayo409 :
He literally saved the next generation of that town 😭
2026-08-30 00:16:20
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toby23a
Toby 🇦🇺 :
Thank God they survived
2026-08-29 20:55:03
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deardora_
DearDora | Personal Growth :
Moving 1,000 kids alone is huge task 💪🏾
2026-08-29 21:23:30
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merciobule
12Stairs :
real life Heroes
2026-08-29 23:10:18
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randhoops
rnhpz :
The teacher and his friend are real life superhero
2026-08-29 21:36:16
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katiemurch
Katie Murch :
Amazing leadership in a stressful situation. He should be recognized and is there a fundraiser for the school?
2026-08-29 20:44:09
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health.united.squ
Health United Squad :
Sunday times, thank you so much for bringing us up to date on the happenings in Nepal But please,we will you to interview the head master so that we can learn how he came about his quick thinking, because what he did is indeed heroic thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
2026-08-29 23:21:51
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sister_charlatan
Sister_Charlatan 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🍉 :
Whatever Nepal's version of a knighthood is, that man needs it.
2026-08-29 20:53:58
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kiminm1
Kimi Nm :
how did he know ahead of time?
2026-08-29 20:33:11
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morphisus
vee :
his friend deserves credit too, if he had not called to warn him he would've not been able to act on time 🙏🏻
2026-08-29 23:00:16
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eneydaglamsavage
GLAM & SAVAGE 🖤 :
How they have the time to do that? Everything happened in a matter seconds . 😳
2026-08-29 22:54:14
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royal.bengal.sylheti
🍉 Sketchy Old Brown Man :
I hope none of those children lost a parent that day
2026-08-29 20:45:24
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shudsapphire3337
SHUD HARTANAH 🌈 :
thanks to his friend from the upstream that called him to warn him about the flash flood....and also to his quick and wise action..💯💯💯 his friend is the hero too...
2026-08-29 22:25:28
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coralh36
coral🦋 :
How did he know the flood was coming…Thank heavens for him.
2026-08-29 20:41:52
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bcrobichaud
bcrobichaud :
How did he get so many children moved that far in just a few minutes?!
2026-08-29 21:33:24
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