Searchers scoured a mountain river and surrounding areas on Saturday for two buses carrying more than 50 people that were swept away by a landslide a day earlier.
Police said they had not found any traces of the buses or the people on board in the Trishuli river that was swollen by continuous rainfall over the past few days.
Weather conditions improved on Saturday and searchers were able to cover more ground in the hunt for the missing buses and passengers. Heavy equipment had cleared much of the landslides from the highway, making it easier for more searchers to reach the area.