The authorities in Japan are battling against time to rescue people after a series of earthquakes wreaked havoc in the country. At least 30 people have been killed after a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 hit Japan on New Year's Day.
The earthquake forced residents of coastal areas to flee to higher ground as tsunami waves hit Japan's west coast. Thousands of rescuers, army personnel, and firefighters have been working round the clock in the worst-affected areas of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture.
