A stranger’s shouted warning may have helped save more than 370 students and teachers at Uttargaya Public School in Betrawati, Nepal, as a massive flood surged through the area. “The big flood is coming, run...” the unidentified man shouted as he sprinted past the school, which is located across the river and a few kilometres from Trishuli Bazaar.
His warning reached the school before any official alert. There was no siren, automated message or other warning system in place when students and teachers began fleeing the campus.
