Heartbroken Brit reveals final words his newlywed wife said to him before she vanished in Nepal flood disaster

A BRIT whose newlywed wife is missing in the Nepal flood disaster revealed her final words to him were: “I love you so much.” Food truck owner Pramod Poudel told us of his last conversation with Sumitra as he began his own search for her. Food truck owner Pramod Poudel told us of his last conversation with his wife before she vanished Credit: Ian Whittaker Pramod’s newlywed wife Sumitra is missing in the Nepal flood disaster Credit: Ian Whittaker She is missing with his mum, brother and uncle after their entire village. was destroyed. Pramod, 34, last spoke to Sumitra, 25, over the phone at 4.15am UK time on Wednesday. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Moments later, a collapsed glacier sent water, ice and mud thundering down mountains — leaving hundreds dead and thousands missing. Pramod jetted out to Nepal on Friday, and on Saturday he began a trek to scour the village of Sole in a desperate bid to find his loved ones. He told The Sun on Sunday: “When I last spoke to her, she said to me, ‘How are you? I love you so much.’ “I have not had contact with her since then. It’s devastating — I don’t even know how to explain how I’m feeling right now. I’m so worried about her, and all my family. I work so hard for them and they are my whole world. “I’m very hopeful of finding them but I’m also praying to God.” British citizen Pramod, of Uckfield, East Sussex, was born and raised in the Nepalese village of Sole and moved to the UK when he was 18. Most read in The Sun Pramod has revealed Sumitra’s final words to him were: ‘I love you so much’ Credit: Family handout Pardip, right, is looking for his mum Tulisa, brother Pardip and uncle Madhav Credit: Ian Whittaker The settlement had around 60 houses and over 150 residents before the flood wiped it out almost entirely. He had married Nepalese Sumitra in June, and she had been staying with his family in Sole while he returned home for work. His mum Tulisa, 52, brother Pardip, 31, and uncle Madhav, 64, have also disappeared. We joined Pramod at the start of his trek, some 2,000 metres high in the Himalayas. He hiked through the mountains with relatives because a bridge leading to Sole was ripped apart by the floods. Pramod, known as Pedro to his British pals, said: “Around 90 per cent of the people and all of the houses have been taken by the flood. “It will be very hard for me to see the village now there is nothing left. I am praying my family were able to escape. “Some people have said they have seen my brother and my mum, but I don’t know how true that is.“ Nepal’s disaster authority said the death toll was at least 675, with nearly 3,000 missing Credit: Getty Flash floods began near Nepal’s border with China-controlled Tibet Credit: X/@iNikhilsaini He is one of a number of Brits who have travelled to Nepal to hunt for their relatives after the flash floods, which began near Nepal’s border with China-controlled Tibet. On Saturday, Nepal’s disaster authority said the death toll was at least 675, with nearly 3,000 missing. In a glimmer of hope for the families of the missing, Australian trekker Cara Serevino, 25, has been found safe. In a statement thanking a rescue crew, Cara said: “My heart goes out to all the Nepalese hikers who lost their lives and towns. “I feel for the families of those still missing, I know how much my family and friends went through.” Among those who remain unaccounted for are 33 Brits, many of whom were on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash. The youngest Brit missing is 13-year-old Syna Sahu, from Cobham, Surrey, who was travelling with her family. The number of dead on the Chinese side is seven, with 554 missing. Some 93,000 have been affected by the floods but the risk of fresh torrents caused by two lakes formed by the disaster continued to ease. The Sun on Sunday visited some of the villages ravaged by the floods, where scenes of sadness and destruction were still rife. Narayan Pyakyrel, 38, was trawling barefoot in thick mud on the banks of a river, looking for the bodies of his two sisters-in-law. He said: “Six people, including my sisters-in-law, drowned here. “We’ve come to look for bodies here every day. We’re going through emotional turmoil.” Nepal’s Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle said the country would need $5billion (£3.7billion) to rebuild. ‘Welfare of Brits is priority’ — Miliband By Len Read THE welfare of Brits caught up in the disaster in Nepal is a “top priority”, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said. A UK Rapid Deployment Team arrived in the capital Kathmandu yesterday to assist with rescue operations. It is made up of specially trained volunteers who can be posted at short notice to support British nationals during overseas crises and major emergencies. The team will help coordinate assistance for British nationals arriving and departing airports. It will also assist those seeking information about missing relatives and liaise with local authorities and emergency responders. Mr Miliband said: “Our thoughts remain with everyone affected. “The safety and welfare of British nationals is our top priority. “Our staff are working closely with the Nepali authorities, emergency responders and our embassy in Kathmandu to ensure those affected can access assistance and information they need.” The Government has also pledged a £5million aid package. Comment now