Saved by a lunch break: Nepal floods destroyed many schools, but students at this school survived

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Some schoolchildren in Nepal have survived catastrophic floods by leaving their classrooms for lunch…

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BBC News•

Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school

Rajendra Dawadi leapt into action after receiving warnings over waters heading towards his school.

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The Hindu•

Nepal flash floods LIVE: Death toll reaches 788; rescuers drill through debris towards trapped tunnel workers

Nepal begins mass burials of unidentified flood victims as families seek missing…

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France 24•

Week in pictures: devastating floods in Nepal, death of Dolly Parton and a tornado in France

A look back at some of the week's key news stories and the most striking images: a devastating flood tears through Nepal and Tibet, the death of global icon Dolly Parton, a tornado devastates a village in southern France and the Humanoid Robot World…

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ABC News•

Nepal warns of more possible floods as communities grapple with devastation

Authorities in Nepal are warning of potential fresh flooding as water levels rise in the Bhotekoshi River…

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Times of India•

Rebuilt with India aid, flood-erased Nepal school seeks help to rebuild on higher ground

Rebuilt with India aid, flood-erased Nepal school seeks help to rebuild on higher ground — full report at Times of India.

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Al Jazeera•

Road collapses in Nepal landslide four days after floods

A vital highway weakened by Nepal’s floodwaters has collapsed four days after the catastrophic glacial outburst.

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