Snow hinders rescues, aid deliveries after Japan quake

Snow falls as police officers continue a search operation around a burnt market in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan 7, 2024. [AP Photo]

Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets Sunday, six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 126 people. Heavy snowfall expected in Ishikawa Prefecture later Sunday and through the night added to the urgency.

After Monday's 7.6 magnitude temblor, 222 people were still unaccounted for, and 560 people were injured. Hundreds of aftershocks have followed, rattling Noto Peninsula, where the quakes are centered.