At least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday, police say.
More than 6,500 people have been injured, according to the National Emergency Operation Centre.
Dozens of people are also reported to have been killed in neighbouring China and India.
More
than 200 climbers have been rescued around Mount Everest, which was
struck by deadly avalanches in the 7.8-magnitude quake.
Vast tent
cities have sprung up in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, for those
displaced or afraid to return to their homes as strong aftershocks
continued. Thousands spent Sunday night - their second night - outside.
Officials have warned that the number of casualties could rise as rescue teams reach remote mountainous areas of western Nepal.
Initial reports suggest that many communities, especially those close to mountainsides, suffered significant quake damage.
"Villages
like this are routinely affected by landslides, and it's not uncommon
for entire villages of 200, 300, up to 1,000 people to be completely
buried by rock falls," said Matt Darvas, spokesman for aid agency World
Vision.
A man evacuated by helicopter to Pokhara, 200km from
Kathmandu, said almost every home in his village of more than 1,000
houses had been destroyed, Mr Darvas told the BBC.
Much of the effort is now turning to recovery of bodies in and around Kathmandu
Bodies are cremated near a river in Kathmandu
In Dhading district, 80km west
of Kathmandu, people were camped in the open, the hospital was
overflowing, the power was off and shops were closed, Reuters news
agency reported.
A senior official in Gorkha district, the
location of the earthquake's epicentre, told AP he had heard reports of
70% of houses being destroyed.
"Things are really bad in the
district, especially in remote mountain villages," Udav Prashad Timalsin
said. "There are people who are not getting food and shelter."
Among villages affected are some inhabited by Tibetans, many of whom have sought refuge in Nepal. Bridim, north of Kathmandu, is reported to have been virtually flattened.
The roads to where the epicentre was, northwest of the capital, have been cleared and rescue teams are on their way.
Rescue
missions and aid are arriving in Nepal from abroad to help cope with
the aftermath of the earthquake, the worst to hit Nepal for more than 80
years.
Efforts to dig victims out from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kathmandu are also continuing.
At the scene: Sanjoy Majumder, Kathmandu
After
a cold and wet night, the skies have cleared over Kathmandu allowing
rescue teams to continue working. But it is becoming harder for the
hundreds of thousands sheltering out in the open. Many are staying in
very basic tents with little protection.
Water is becoming scarce
and there are fears that children in particular could be at risk of
disease. Even residents of some of the city's smarter neighbourhoods are
sleeping on carpets and mattresses outside their homes.
Aid
flights are coming in rapidly and in fact Kathmandu airport is running
out of parking bays, so many aircraft are having to wait before getting
permission to land.
And at the Pashupatinath temple, one of the
city's oldest, cremations have been taking place since the morning. As
the death toll rises, the authorities are keen on disposing of the
bodies as quickly as possible to prevent a health hazard. In pictures: Devastation after the quake Quake 'was anticipated' Dozens of Britons among the missing A powerful aftershock was felt on Sunday in Nepal, India and Bangladesh, and more avalanches were reported near Everest.
The 6.7-magnitude tremor, centred 60km (40 miles) east of Kathmandu, sent people running in panic for open ground in the city.
It brought down some houses that had been damaged in the initial quake.
At hospitals rattled by the aftershocks, staff moved sick and injured patients outside on Sunday afternoon.
Clearer weather on Monday allowed more helicopters to head to Base Camp on Mount Everest.
Foreign
climbers and their Nepalese guides were caught by the tremors and a
huge avalanche that buried part of the camp. At least 18 were killed by
avalanches.
Belgian climber Jelle Veyt tweeted that helicopters had been removing climbers from camps 1 and 2 to Base Camp throughout Monday morning.
19th Century 200-step Dharahara tower in Kathmandu reduced to stump
Durbar Square in Old City badly damaged
In Bhaktapur, country's best preserved ancient city, 16th-Century Vatsala Durga and many other buildings destroyed
Several buildings in Patan's 3rd Century Durbar square razed
Destruction "culturally speaking an incalculable loss" - Nepali Times editor Kunda Dixit
Nepal's architectural jewels destroyed There
are 14 international medical teams on the way to Nepal, the UN says,
and up to 15 international search-and-rescue teams have been sent.
The
UN children's agency says nearly one million children in Nepal urgently
need humanitarian assistance as they were particularly vulnerable.
The country is running out of water and food, and there are frequent power cuts, the UN says.
Heavy
rain earlier on Saturday further worsened conditions with UN officials
expressing concern that thunderstorms that could harm people staying
outdoors and lead to a shortage of vaccines against disease including
diarrhoea and measles.
Dead or missing foreigners
Australia: 549 Australians registered as travelling in Nepal, 200 confirmed safe Bangladesh:
50 nationals, including members of the country's under-14 girls'
football team, evacuated. No information on exact number of nationals in
Nepal China: Four nationals dead in Kathmandu, Xinhua news agency reports Colombia: Seven nationals missing France: French authorities have located 1,098 nationals, but another 674 are still not in touch India: Five killed in Nepal UK: Several hundred Britons believed to be in Nepal. No reports of deaths or injuries US: Three Americans killed
Victims from other countries include a dead Estonian national and a Japanese man killed.
At hospitals rattled by the aftershocks, staff moved sick and injured patients outside on Sunday afternoon.
Clearer weather on Monday allowed more helicopters to head to Base Camp on Mount Everest.
Foreign
climbers and their Nepalese guides were caught by the tremors and a
huge avalanche that buried part of the camp. At least 18 were killed by
avalanches.
Belgian climber Jelle Veyt tweeted that helicopters had been removing climbers from camps 1 and 2 to Base Camp throughout Monday morning.
At hospitals rattled by the aftershocks, staff moved sick and injured patients outside on Sunday afternoon.
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