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"At around 8:45am on August 26, Karbir Gaire, a customs and information officer
at Nepal’s Rasuwa Customs Office, suddenly felt what seemed like an earthquake.
He went outside, looked towards China and saw a huge flood accompanied by dust.
He shouted, “The flood is coming, run!”
Gaire and others immediately ran uphill. About 10 seconds later, the muddy
water swept away the structures around him.
Gaire later told local media outlet
Ratopati those 10 seconds were decisive:
people who recognised the danger and ran towards higher ground survived. Others
who delayed or ran elsewhere were swept away, or went missing.
His experience captures a potentially life-saving truth: a warning only saves
lives if it produces immediate action.
For Australia’s Nepalese community, including me and my family, this disaster
is deeply personal. Families and friends across Australia are waiting anxiously
for news of loved ones.
But beyond the immediate devastation, the disaster raises an important
question: could lives be saved if people were trained to act immediately when a
flood warning arrives?
I believe the answer is yes."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
