And the death toll is expected to rise as the authorities receive the first reports of likely floods and landslides in the more remote villages of the Himalayan state.

Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation killed 151 people, with 56 missing, officials said on Sunday.

Landslides and flooding caused by rainfall have killed at least 66 people in Nepal. Dozens of others are missing, police said Saturday.