More than 2,500 missing after devastating floods in Nepal

Rescue teams in Nepal are continuing a desperate search for survivors days after devastating flooding left more than 2,500 people unaccounted for.

(NBC)- Rescue teams in Nepal are continuing a desperate search for survivors days after devastating flooding left more than 2,500 people unaccounted for.

Crews are searching from the air and on the ground, using drones and thermal imaging equipment in hopes of finding signs of life.

At a hydropower plant, more than 100 workers are believed to be trapped inside a tunnel.

The flooding also devastated a China-Nepal border post, which was nearly obliterated by a wall of water and debris. Chinese rescuers described the area as ruins when they reached it.

Among those missing is Jiwan Jyoti, who was about a mile from the border post when she finished a phone call with her family on the morning of the disaster.

Her husband, Sanjeev Rai, traveled from their home in Massachusetts to Nepal in a desperate attempt to find her.

“Even if I can’t take her back alive, I want to take her back,” Rai said.

The destruction stretches for miles along the Trishuli River, where surging water overwhelmed communities and left homes buried in mud.

Residents who lost their homes are now attempting to salvage whatever belongings they can. Some houses have lower floors completely packed with mud.

More than 2,500 people remain unaccounted for, including about 100 Americans who were in the region.

Families are searching lists of names for any indication of what happened to their loved ones.

In Kathmandu, walls around the main hospital have become covered with photographs of missing people as families appeal for information.

Kalpona Shrestha is searching for her sisters and their children, a total of 10 missing family members.

Rescue and recovery operations remain underway as families wait for answers.