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The floods that hit Nepal on August 26 killed about 750 people, while 2,500 people are still missing. The flood caused widespread devastation and left many families separated.
Amidst this painful scene, stories of survival of some people have also come to light. Someone’s life was saved by stopping for tea, while someone saved hundreds of children safely. Read, 3 such stories of those who defeated death in Nepal flood…
‘If we had not stopped for tea, we could have lost our lives’
Pilgrim Gada Elaweni told ANI that his group was traveling from Kathmandu in three buses. On the way everyone stopped for some time to drink tea. This stay later proved to be the most important decision of his life.
Elaveni later learned that two buses that had left about half an hour before them had been washed away in the flood and were unaccounted for. He said,
We never thought this would happen to us. We could not get darshan, but God brought us home safely.
Elaveni said that they had traveled about 80 kilometers from Kathmandu and all the people traveling in the three buses were safe.
Pilgrim Ghada Elaweni narrated his ordeal in an interview with ANI.
The entire school was washed away before our eyes, but the children were saved
Rajendra Dawadi, principal of Tribhuvan Secondary Co-Educational School, was teaching in a class. Just then his friend came running. He told that someone living in the upper area of the river had called and informed about the flood.
Dawadi told Bhaskar, ‘I immediately instructed to ring the school bell continuously, so that the alarm of danger could be given. 1,600 students study in the school. I don’t know how many days there were due to flood. All the children were sent to a safe place. However, the school was washed away in the flood before my eyes.
Dawadi said, ‘It is fortunate that the children survived. Later I was rescued by helicopter. Children from flood affected areas studied in the school. Many children have lost entire families.
As soon as information about the flood was received, the children were sent from school to a safe place.
6 year old girl remained buried under debris for 3 days, rescued by rescue team
In Timure area of Rasuwa, the rescue team pulled out a 6-year-old girl alive from under the debris three days after the flood. When the team was searching for the missing people, they heard the sound of a girl crying from under the debris. After this, the soldiers removed the mud and debris and took the girl out.
After this the girl was taken to the police post of Timure. From where preparations were made to send him to Kathmandu for treatment. Due to bad weather and darkness he could not be airlifted. The next day he was airlifted to Kathmandu by helicopter, where he is undergoing treatment.
The video of the girl’s rescue has also surfaced. In this, members of the rescue team are seen taking out the girl safely amidst heavy debris.
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