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Saved by a lunch break: Thousands of children protected by quick-thinking teachers in Nepal floods
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Meanwhile, The Times reported how as many as 1,600 pupils due to attend the Tribhuvan Trishuli secondary school in the Trishuli valley of north-central Nepal, were saved thanks to the quick-thinking of staff. At least 69 schools in Nepal’s flood-devastated districts have been destroyed or damaged, putting education at risk for nearly 19,000 children, according to the nonprofit Save the Children.
Nepal’s disaster agency said Sunday the death toll had climbed to 788 with 2,502 missing, while Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing on the Chinese side of the border. The government ordered schools and universities to shut down for three days following torrential rains that triggered severe flash floods and landslides across parts of the country.
"The teachers said, ‘There is a flood and you should leave bags and tiffins,’" said Lakshmi Shrestha, the mother of a student attending the school. The majority of the children at the school appeared to have survived the deluge, according to the families.
On Sunday, Chinese state media said 261 foreigners were missing in Tibet , including over a hundred Nepalis and others from around the world.
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- "The teachers said, ‘There is a flood and you should leave bags and tiffins,’" said Lakshmi Shrestha, the mother of a student attending the school.
- The majority of the children at the school appeared to have survived the deluge, according to the families.
- At least 69 schools in Nepal’s flood-devastated districts have been destroyed or damaged, putting education at risk for nearly 19,000 children, according to the nonprofit Save the Children.
- Meanwhile, The Times reported how as many as 1,600 pupils due to attend the Tribhuvan Trishuli secondary school in the Trishuli valley of north-central Nepal, were saved thanks to the quick-thinking of staff.
- The government ordered schools and universities to shut down for three days following torrential rains that triggered severe flash floods and landslides across parts of the country.
- Nepal’s disaster agency said Sunday the death toll had climbed to 788 with 2,502 missing, while Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing on the Chinese side of the border.
- On Sunday, Chinese state media said 261 foreigners were missing in Tibet , including over a hundred Nepalis and others from around the world.
Sources
- politicslink