Heartbroken Brit searching for wife who went missing in Nepal flood disaster now believes she’s dead

A NEWLYWED Briton searching for his wife who went missing in the Nepal floods says he now believes she was swept to her death. Pramod Poudel, 34, flew out on Friday to find 25-year-old Sumitra, having lost contact with her when disaster struck two days earlier. Newlywed Brit Pramod Poudel pictured with missing wife Sumitra Credit: Ian Whittaker Pramod says he now believes his wife was swept to her death in the Nepal floods Credit: Ian Whittaker He trekked for 11 hours through the Himalayas in a desperate attempt to reach his home village of Sole to scour the muddy wreckage for his missing wife, whom he married only in June, and his mum, brother and uncle. Food truck owner Pramod could only reach a neighbouring town. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! But another uncle, Rishi Prasad Pyakurel, 51, flew in on a military helicopter and was unable to find their relatives. Heartbroken Pramod has concluded his loved ones were washed away by the 100mph torrent of water, mud and ice caused by a glacier collapse. Speaking to The Sun at his family’s home in nearby village Gerkhu, Pramod sobbed: “Everyone has been swept away. Not only my family, but my friends, too. “Yesterday, I sent my wife a message telling her, ‘I’m coming to find you’. I still had hope. There is no hope any more. It’s extremely difficult.” Pramod previously told us Nepalese hotel worker Sumitra’s last words to him were “I love you so much” during a phone conversation. Moments later, it is believed she was swept away by the tsunami-like wave which began on the Nepal-Tibet border. Most read in The Sun Pramod, right, with dad and grandad, left Credit: Ian Whittaker The destroyed buildings in the village of Trishuli Credit: Ian Whittaker Last night, the death toll was 939 — with at least 3,925 missing in Nepal and in China-run Tibet. Among the missing are 48 Britons, many of who were on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash. In all, 583 foreign nationals are “out of communication”. Pramod, of Uckfield, East Sussex, broke down as he spoke of the pain of losing Sumitra as well as his mum Tulisa, 52, brother Pardip, 31, and uncle Madhav, 64. Food truck owner Pramod told us of his last conversation with his wife before she vanished Credit: Ian Whittaker Pramod has revealed Sumitra’s final words to him were: ‘I love you so much’ Credit: Family handout He said: “Some of the villagers who survived think they didn’t have time to get out of the house. The flood was very quick and very big. “All my dreams have been shattered.” Pramod, known as Pedro to his British friends, said about 90 per cent of Sole had been wrecked and all of its 60 homes washed away. At least 56 out of about 150 residents have died. Pardip, right, is looking for his mum Tulisa, brother Pardip and uncle Madhav Credit: Ian Whittaker Pramod, pictured with Sumita, said: ‘All my dreams have been shattered’ Credit: Ian Whittaker He is with his dad Purusottam and grandad Krishana Prasad Pyakurel. Pramod said: “My old school is gone, my schoolfriends are gone. “It’s hard to explain what was going through my mind when I saw the village destroyed.” Army engineers have carried out a controlled explosion to blast into a tunnel at a hydropower site, where many workers are trapped. And officials in China have warned of eight “high-risk geological disaster points” which could suffer from further flooding. Currently, the death toll was 939 — with at least 3,925 missing in Nepal and in China-run Tibet Credit: Getty Flash floods began near Nepal’s border with China-controlled Tibet Credit: X/@iNikhilsaini The Communist state has been accused of concealing information about the disaster. Its official figures claim 16 people have died in Tibet, with 546 missing. The International Campaign for Tibet insists figures are much higher. Comment now