Flags are flying at half-mast, and people are gathering for prayers and candlelight ceremonies, partly to mourn the dead and partly to pray for those believed to be trapped in flooded tunnels.
The death toll in Nepal has risen to more than 1,350. In addition, around 5,000 people are missing, including hundreds of workers at hydroelectric plants that were destroyed in the disaster. Since three of them were rescued on Friday and Saturday, relatives have gained new hope, but time is running out.
Villages, roads, bridges and at least a dozen hydroelectric projects were buried in mud and debris when a huge mass of rock and ice collapsed in the Himalayas on August 26, near the Nepal-Tibet border, sending a powerful wave downstream through the Bhote Koshi River.
Among the missing are around 800 foreign tourists and pilgrims.
