The unprecedented flash flood in Nepal and Tibet has killed more than 900 people and left nearly 4,800 missing, authorities said Monday, as rescue efforts entered a sixth day.
"We are working in search and rescue of the stranded people from hills, settlements and river areas," Brigadier General Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal's army spokesman, said.
Nepalese authorities said many bodies have been recovered in southern Nepal, miles away from areas hardest hit by last Wednesday's floods.
Local media reported that some victims were being buried in mass graves, sparking controversy in the predominantly Hindu country, where cremation is the customary funeral rite.
Funerals have begun for the dead in NepalImage: Athit Perawongmetha/REUTERS
