Kathmandu: Manjula Atmakur, a former NHS psychiatry consultant from the UK, has travelled to Nepal in search of her husband Pravin Atmakur, who has been missing since devastating flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border region.

Pravin Atmakur, 54, was leading a group of 77 pilgrims travelling to Mount Kailash when the floods hit on August 26. His wife reached Kathmandu on Friday, determined to find him and bring him home.

Wife travels to Nepal with one hope

Manjula, 50, travelled from Britain to Kathmandu after learning about the disaster. She said her only aim was to find her husband and bring him home alive.

She told the Telegraph that the family had been left frustrated by what they felt was a lack of information from the British government about the search operation.

The couple had both worked as consultant psychiatrists for the NHS before Pravin stopped practising in 2014. He subsequently became a full-time volunteer with the Isha Foundation.

Last contact came before the floods

Pravin had begun the Mount Kailash pilgrimage on August 15. Manjula last spoke to him around that time, but poor internet connectivity made communication difficult.

She believes he had completed the pilgrimage and was returning from Tibet into Nepal when the flash flood struck.

At around 9.05 am on August 26, Pravin reportedly sent a message to volunteers associated with the Isha Foundation saying that the group was waiting at an immigration centre in Timure, Nepal.

Timure lies close to the Gyirong border crossing and was in the path of the devastating flood. No further contact has been established with him.

Son joins his mother in the search

Manjula travelled to Nepal with her 19-year-old son Nalin, who studies engineering at Trinity College, Cambridge.

The family is now waiting for information as rescuers continue searching areas devastated by torrents of water, mud and debris.

Manjula said the uncertainty had been unbearable, particularly because rescuers were racing against time to locate people who may still be alive beneath the debris.

Pravin led pilgrims from several countries

Pravin had been volunteering with the Isha Foundation for more than a decade and was leading the Mount Kailash pilgrimage for the 15th time.

The group he was accompanying included pilgrims from 19 countries, including nine Britons.

The disaster has left dozens of British nationals unaccounted for, with families travelling to Nepal in search of loved ones as rescue operations continue.

Manjula described her husband as a kind and loving person who devoted much of his life to helping others.

For the family, the search now carries a deeply personal hope — that Pravin will be found alive and brought home safely.