Rescuers search for survivors in Nepal after landslide sweeps two buses into river

Nepal authorities on Friday evening temporarily halted the search for at least 63 people missing after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and plunged them into a river. Search and rescue teams on the riverbank spent the day struggling to scour the muddy waters due to fierce currents made worse by the rains.

The accident took place before dawn along the Narayanghat-Mugling highway, around 100 kilometres west of the capital Kathmandu. Floods, landslides and lightning strikes have killed 88 people across the country since the monsoon began in June, according to police figures.