Nepal flood rescue

Nepal flood rescue

Rajendra Dawadi, the principal of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nepal, is being praised as a hero for saving 1,643 children from the monster flash floods that ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border. Photo: Facebook/Rajendra Dawadi and Desh Sanchar

1,643 children, one warning: How a Nepal principal pulled off a heroic rescue

The flash flood, triggered by a glacier collapse, tore through mountain river systems, killing over 700 people in Nepal and 16 in Tibet

A man stands in front of damaged buildings after flash floods and a mudslide in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal on 29 August 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Nepal's flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild

A South Korean response team prepare to depart from Incheon Airport in South Korea, 27 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

Global aid rushes to Nepal after catastrophic Himalayan floods