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For farmers in the south-eastern plains of Kailali, the monsoon once arrived less as a blessing than a threat. Paddy transplanted with sweat and hope in June would often be washed away overnight by floods in August and September. The swollen Mohana, Kandra, Kandha, and Patharaiya rivers routinely swallowed entire harvests, leaving households struggling to keep their kitchens running.