Husband of woman missing following horrific flash floods in Nepal shares her final words

A British man whose missing wife was presumably carried away during flash flooding in Nepal last week has recalled their final conversation.

Pramod Poudel spoke to his 25-year-old newlywed wife, Samitra, over the phone on Wednesday (26 Aug) at around 4.15 pm UK time.

Samitra had been staying with her husband's family in the Nepalese village of Sole, which was impacted severely by the disaster. Pramod had been at home in Britain.

Hours after their final conversation, a glacier near the autonomous Chinese province of Tibet collapsed, sending violent, fast-moving tides of water, ice, and mud through Nepal and into Tibet.

Since then, East Sussex-based Pramod has flown out to Nepal in the hope of locating his wife.

His mother, Tulisa, 54, brother, Pardip, 31, and uncle, Madhav, 64, are also missing.

The death toll in Nepal stands at 700 (Prabin RANABHAT / AFP via Getty Images)

Speaking to the press this week, the 34-year-old food truck driver claimed that, during their final phone call, Samitra asked him, 'How are you?', before telling her husband, 'I love you so much'.

Pramod, who moved from Nepal to the UK aged 18, told The Sun: "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."

He insisted, however: "I'm very hopeful of finding them, but I’m also praying to God."

Pramod also told the publication that 90 per cent of homes in the Sole area - which had been made up of 60 houses, and homed over 150 residents - were washed away as a result of the flood.

Pramod's mother, brother and uncle remain missing (ITV/Family Handout)

Very little infrastructure remains where his family were based, and where Nepal-born Samitra - whom he married in June - was staying.

"It will be very hard for me to see the village now that there is nothing left," Pramod continued. "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."

Over 700 people have been declared dead as a result of the flood, while over 2,400 residents remain missing.

A further 546 people who were based in Tibet are also unaccounted for, 261 of whom were foreign nationals. 15 are British, and 18 are American.

In total, 33 Brits remain missing across both regions.

£5,000,000 has been sent by the UK to the area in humanitarian relief funds in a bid to aid the rescue and recovery mission.

The country's foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, told the press the welfare of the British nationals missing as a result of the disaster is his 'top priority'.

Pramod flew to Nepal on Saturday to find his wife, Samitra (BBC)

Under PM Andy Burnham's authority, he deployed a UK Rapid Deployment Team - made up of specially trained volunteers - to the Nepalese capital Kathmandu to assist with rescue operations.

"Our thoughts remain with everyone affected," Miliband claimed. "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."