At least 100 people have died as a result of flooding and landslides in Nepal, and many more are still missing.

The death toll, according to police, reached 100 on Sunday morning and is predicted to grow as more reports from villages throughout the mountainous nation are received.

The weather in Nepal improved on Sunday, allowing rescue, recovery and clean-up efforts to continue.

Rescuers recovered 14 bodies overnight from two buses headed to Kathmandu that were buried in a landslide by a highway near the capital city.

People watch the turbulent waters of Bagmati River from a bridge as the river flooded due to heavy rains in Kathmandu (Gopen Rai/AP)

At least one other bus and other vehicles were still buried at the same spot with rescue workers digging through rocks and mud trying to find people.

At least 34 people were killed in Kathmandu, which was the hardest hit by Saturday’s flooding.

The capital remained cut off Sunday with three highways, including the key Prithvi highway that connects Kathmandu to the rest of the country, blocked by landslides.

People living in the southern part of Kathmandu, which was inundated by water, were cleaning up their houses as water levels began to recede.

Police officers and soldiers were assisting with rescue efforts, while heavy equipment was used to clear the landslides from the roads.

People gather at the edge of the Bagmati River in spate after heavy rains in Kathmandu (Gopen Rai/AP)

The government announced it was closing schools and colleges across Nepal for the next three days.

The heavy rains, which started on Friday, slowed on Saturday night but were expected to continue through the weekend.

Last week the government issued flood warnings across the Himalayan nation warning of massive rainfall. Buses were banned from traveling at night on highways and people were discouraged from driving cars.

The monsoon season began in June and usually ends by mid-September.