A Nepalese school principal has been hailed as a HERO after his quick thinking

A Nepalese school principal has been hailed as a HERO after his quick thinking reportedly helped save hundreds of students just MINUTES before a devastating flash flood swept through their school.

The school had 1,643 students, and the flood was so powerful that the school building was eventually destroyed.

But because the warning was taken seriously and the evacuation began

immediately, the children were moved to safety.