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The school director who saved 900 students from floods in Nepal

BBC News Brasil30 August 2026 at 14:40

A school director in Nepal managed to save 900 students during floods. The director tells the BBC that the decision to evacuate the students was made in time, avoiding a tragedy. According to him, if they had made the decision just 10 minutes later, none of the students nor he himself would be alive. The article highlights the heroic actions of the director in the face of the emergency situation caused by the floods in the country.

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