KATHMANDU, Nepal (NEWSnet/AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them into a river a day earlier, authorities said.

The buses, carrying more than 50 people, fell into the Trishuli river which was swollen by continuous rainfall over the past few days.

The body was that of a man and was found some 31 miles from where the buses fell, a government administrator said. Rescuers reportedly found a bank card and were in the process of identifying the man whose body was transported to a nearby hospital.

Rescuers are now expanding their search area toward the southern region from the landslide area where the man’s body was found, officials said.

Weather conditions improved Saturday and search teams were able to cover more ground in the hunt for the missing buses and passengers.

Three people were ejected from the buses and were being treated in a nearby hospital.

A third bus was hit by another landslide Friday morning a short distance away on the same highway. Authorities said the driver was killed but it was not clear if there were any other casualties.

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