The death toll from monsoon-induced floods and landslides in Nepal has risen to 148 as search and rescue teams recovered several bodies from buses buried by landslides, officials said on Sunday. At least 55 people remain missing.

Witnesses reported that they had not seen flooding and devastation of this scale in the valley in the past 40-45 years.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles that were buried in landslides near the capital Kathmandu, as the death toll from flooding rose to at least 129 with dozens missings, officials said Sunday.