Many of the missing are foreign tourists, officials said of the disaster, which the US Geological Survey said was caused by a glacial collapse that sent a flow of debris engulfing areas along the way.
Over 300 Indians are among more than 800 people missing after deadly flash floods tore through Nepal's border region with Tibet, according to authorities and Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal.
More than a thousand rescuers were searching for survivors after a wall of mud and debris swept over buildings on the Chinese side of the border on Wednesday morning.
