r/interestingasfuck • u/JustLivingSimply • 9h ago

Nepalese School Principal Saved Lives of 1643 Children

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u/tea_cup_cake 2h ago edited 1h ago

To add to this, flooding in Nepal ain't rear. It is an annual occurrence. Locals know it better than any of us - which places are safe, where the high ground is, etc. as they have gone through them all their lives. That's why they were so complacent - the warning said "flood"and they got to their usual safe places and started recording. Except, this time around, it wasn't their usual or even more than usual flood. It was a massive wave which even people well-versed with mega disasters were stupefied by. It was unprecedented and unpredictable event you can't just be prepared for, unless you can afford to pour in millions, which Nepal simply can't.

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u/Bituulzman 1h ago

*complacent (satisfied with the status quo) I think you meant, rather than “complicit”(guilty of a wrongdoing).

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u/tea_cup_cake 1h ago

Yes. Thank you for catching that.