Japan premier vows "ceaseless" aid as snow hampers quake relief


A worker guides a vehicle in an area damaged by earthquake and landslide in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister vowed to provide "ceaseless" support to areas devastated by the New Year's Day earthquake as snow and sleet hampered rescue and relief efforts and local media reported that the disaster had now claimed at least 126 lives.

The adverse weather on the Noto peninsula continued to vex survivors at the epicenter of the magnitude 7.6 quake that left more than 30,000 homeless and cut power to tens of thousands of residences and businesses.

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