Community Warning System Saves Lives During Nepal Floods
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- Head teacher Rajendra Dawadi ordered about 900 students to move to higher ground after receiving warnings of an approaching flood.
- The flood struck the school 10 minutes later and buried the compound under debris after the water receded.
At 9:10 a.m. on August 26, Rajendra Dawadi received frantic phone calls warning that a flood was moving downstream toward Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School.
The head teacher immediately ordered about 900 students to run for higher ground. Ten minutes later, the flood hit the evacuated school.
When the waters receded, the entire school compound lay buried under debris. The warning, shared through a decentralized community-based system, had helped get the students out in time.
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