Chinese authorities said Sunday that the death toll from a mudslide that struck Tibet had risen to 16, with 546 people still missing, according to state media. The mudslide sent a tsunami-like wall of water through the border region between Nepal and Tibet this week, sweeping away entire villages.

Figures from Nepal and from Chinese authorities in charge of Tibet put the total number of missing close to 3,000, with 691 bodies recovered. The death toll on the Chinese side of the border was raised from seven to 16.

Of the 546 missing on the Chinese side, 261 were foreign nationals, including 104 from Nepal, 49 from India, 33 from Latvia, and 18 from the United States, China Central Television reported.