Japan earthquake death toll exceeds 100, with hundreds still missing

Yutaka Obayashi, who lives in his car after the earthquake, cries after greeting firefighters in gratitude, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, January 6, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) -The confirmed death toll from the New Year's Day earthquake in Japan reached 110 on Saturday as a search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings entered a sixth day.

The magnitude 7.6 quake struck the west coast, destroying infrastructure and snapping power links to 22,000 homes in the Hokuriku region. Rain hampered efforts to sift the rubble for survivors as more than 30,000 evacuees awaited aid.