It was the 10th of Bhadra. We were plowing with a tractor for winter cultivation at the Shramshila Production Unit in Thulo Lumpek, Gulmi. Tomatoes were growing inside plastic tunnels, with lattes and okra fruiting nearby. A total of nine of us – Chetmanji, the chairman of the Satyawati Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Group, Biru Dai, Jhupee Didi, Lila Bhanja, Khuman Jethan, Om Rahadi, Hamri Boi, Tekan, and myself – were busy with collective work since morning. Around 1 PM, during lunch, Tekan said, 'There has been a flood in Rasuwa, the entire village has been devastated,' which startled us. I...