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

WAJIMA, JAPAN: 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.