The number of people missing in Nepal and China surpassed 2,400 Friday, days after a tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept away villages and killed hundreds.

Catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet have left 160 dead and 647 missing, devastating communities and pilgrimage routes. Search and rescue operations are

Officials in Nepal earlier said 826 people, including some 341 foreigners, are missing after the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli floods.