News Desk: Rescue teams are searching for more than 1,000 people reported missing after floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 165 people and swept away homes, vehicles and sections of villages.

Nepali police said 162 bodies had been recovered after floodwaters and debris surged along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers. In Tibet, Chinese state media reported three deaths and said 558 people, including 260 foreign nationals, were missing.

Nepal’s tourism ministry said 468 tourists, including 393 foreigners, remained unaccounted for a day after the disaster. Those out of contact included nationals of India, Australia, Britain, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea and the US.

The disaster struck early on Wednesday, with surveillance footage from the Chinese side showing a torrent of mud and debris engulfing a multistory building as people fled. Vehicles and buses were swept away by the flow.

The US Geological Survey said its analysis indicated that the event was caused by a glacial collapse and debris flow, rather than the magnitude 4.4 earthquake initially reported.

Experts warned that another flood could occur because of a blockage upstream on the river near the Nepal-China border.

Rasuwa was the first Nepali district to be affected, with flooding later reaching six other districts, including Nuwakot and Chitwan. Rescue teams have been using helicopters, boats and sniffer dogs to search for survivors and evacuate people from areas at risk.

The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it was sending emergency supplies, including blankets, first aid kits, stretchers and body bags.

The floods also affected Syabrubesi, a gateway to popular trekking areas, and routes used by pilgrims travelling towards Mount Kailash.

Authorities in Tibet warned that roads in Shigatse remained unsafe because of the risk of further mudslides.