Hundreds cut off after Japan quake that killed 78

As the frantic search for survivors continues, more than a dozen communities remained isolated by landslides and blocked roads in central Japan, where the 7.5-magnitude quake struck on Monday.

Japanese police search for people in the rubble of a collapsed building in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 4, 2024, after the major 7.5 magnitude earthquake. (AFP)