Nepali headteacher's decision saved 900 pupils from floods

The headteacher of a Nepali school devastated by floods says he was prompted to evacuate around 900 pupils to safety after receiving a series of calls warning against the risk of a flood in the area.

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That's when he made the call. "I decided I shouldn't delay any more. Even if the flood was not coming, it was just a matter of a single day's classes," he tells the BBC.

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"If we had made the decision 10 minutes later, all of us, including the students and me, would not be able to speak to you today."