‘I picked up my baby and ran’, brave mum describes desperate race to save baby as Nepal floods sweep away 8 relatives

A MUM has told how she plucked her tot to safety during the Nepal floods — with just moments to spare. Urmila Tamang, 23, scooped up 18-month-old son Ayushman and ran frantically for cover on higher ground. Urmila Tamang, 23, scooped up 18-month-old son Ayushman and ran frantically for cover on higher ground Credit: Ian Whittaker Her husband Aman, 25, then sped them to safety on his motorbike Credit: Ian Whittaker Her husband Aman, 25, then sped them to safety on his motorbike. They made a desperate dash for safety with 13 other family members in the small market town of Betrawati, on the banks of the Trishuli river, but eight were swept away. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Urmila and Ayushman are now staying in a displacement camp for women and children, set up at a yoga centre. Urmila told The Sun: “We were warned about the flood by my mum, who lives on the Gyirong border. “We didn’t even have time to grab our clothes. “We left everything at home. “I picked up Ayushman and ran. “My feet were hurting and I was so scared for him.” Most read in The Sun Urmila told The Sun: ‘We were warned about the flood by my mum, who lives on the Gyirong border’ Credit: Ian Whittaker Footage shows people running for their lives as a sudden flash flood tears through the Nepal-Tibet region Credit: https://x.com/surajit_ghosh2 Meanwhile, Brit food truck owner Pramod Poudel, 34, was still searching for newlywed wife Sumitra, 25. He had made it to the village of Sole — where she and his mum, brother and uncle disappeared — but his relatives say Pramod, of East Sussex, has been unable to find them. Pramod told The Sun on Sunday about his last phone call with her before the flood struck. Comment now