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Death toll from Japanese quake jumps to 161 as snow hinders relief efforts

Heavy snow in quake-affected areas has complicated relief efforts [Jiji Press via AFP]

The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake has jumped to 161 with more than 100 people still missing, and snow complicating relief efforts.

More than 2,000 people remain cut off since the magnitude 7.6 New Year’s Day quake, with thousands of troops, firefighters and police continuing to search collapsed buildings on Monday in the hope of finding survivors.

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