Heavy snow hinders rescue efforts in isolated communities hit by Japan quake
WAJIMA, Japan: A week after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 161 people, rescue teams have struggled to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets in Ishikawa Prefecture this week due to heavy snow.
Taiyo Matsushita, a resident of Wajima city, said, "We want everyone to know help is not coming to some places."
On January 6, a woman in her 90s was rescued from a wrecked home in Suzu, Ish