A devastating flood in the Budhi Gandaki River on October 11 has left Shantibazar settlement in Aarughat Rural Municipality-5, Gorkha, in ruins, forcing dozens of families from their homes. According to local resident Rajkumar Khatri, all 58 households in the settlement suffered severe damage, with no house remaining fit for habitation. The flood destroyed or buried food supplies, clothing, electronic appliances,