Flooding in the Budhi Gandaki River on October 11 caused extensive damage to Shantibazar settlement in Aarughat Rural Municipality-5, Gorkha. All 58 households reportedly suffered severe damage, leaving homes uninhabitable. Food, clothing, electronics, livestock and farmland were destroyed. Local resident Rajkumar Khatri said the river now flows through the settlement, leaving displaced families urgently needing shelter and food