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Principal Saves 900 Students Minutes Before School Is Washed Away
NEPAL, 31 August
By John_Doe
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A view of the destroyed school building in Nepal after flash floods swept through the area.
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The New York Times
A quick-thinking school leader in Nepal got every child to safety just before a massive flash flood destroyed their building.
A school principal in Nepal is being called a hero today. He saved the lives of 900 students by acting fast when disaster struck. Heavy rains caused a massive flash flood, which is a sudden and powerful rush of water. The flood headed straight for the school. The principal noticed the danger just in time. He ordered an immediate evacuation, getting every single child out of the building and to higher ground. Minutes after the last child left, the rushing water hit the school. The force of the flood was so strong that it completely swept the building away. Because the principal made the rig…
