89 Displaced Squatters Relocated After Heavy Rains Flood Holding Center

Kirtipur. After the continuous rain that came on Friday night, 89 squatters from 31 families have been moved to Kharipati after the Radhaswami Holding Center in Kirtipur was submerged. They were transferred to Kharipati on Saturday night and Sunday morning, while some families were taken to Bode in Bhaktapur. Although those who lost everything in the continuous rain and flood on Friday night have been moved to Kharipati, the victims are worried as the issues of daily livelihood, children's school commute, and long-term management remain uncertain.

For 64-year-old Menuka Gurung, who was living at the Radhaswami Holding Center in Kirtipur, last Friday night was difficult. Around 1 AM in the middle of the night, while she was fast asleep, the flood entered the holding center. Gurung, who suffers from various health problems and has undergone surgery eight times, forcibly woke up her two grandchildren – 11-year-old Bishulaxmi and 10-year-old Bishwanath. The flood washed away all their belongings and assets. Menuka, who was raising her grandchildren by trading small items like rice, lentils, soap, and detergent, said, 'The flood washed away everything, nothing remains now except this body.' According to her, all her documents except her citizenship, as well as her grandchildren's school uniforms and textbooks, were destroyed by the flood.