Nepal began burying victims Monday after a tsunami-like flood swept through the Himalayan region Wednesday, killing at least 797 people in Nepal and Tibet and leaving thousands missing.

Nepal was burying Monday some of the hundreds of bodies recovered after a tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands missing. The wave of ice, rocks and debris that hit villages and towns on Wednesday killed at least 797 people in Nepal and Tibet, with some bodies possibly carried downstream into India. At least 3,048 people remain missing, including many tourists and pilgrims heading to Tibet's Mount Kailash and 933 hydropower plant workers. Distraught families have crowded rescue stations and hospitals searching for relatives, while others faced identifying bodies at overflowing morgues.
Nepal began burying victims Monday after a tsunami-like flood swept through the Himalayan region Wednesday, killing at least 797 people in Nepal and Tibet and leaving thousands missing.

Nepal was burying Monday some of the hundreds of bodies recovered after a tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands missing. The wave of ice, rocks and debris that hit villages and towns on Wednesday killed at least 797 people in Nepal and Tibet, with some bodies possibly carried downstream into India. At least 3,048 people remain missing, including many tourists and pilgrims heading to Tibet's Mount Kailash and 933 hydropower plant workers. Distraught families have crowded rescue stations and hospitals searching for relatives, while others faced identifying bodies at overflowing morgues.