Japanese rescuers race to find survivors as quake death toll rises to 78

A man weeps as a family member is discovered in their collapsed house in Suzu [Hiro Komae/AP Photo]

More than 50 people have been reported missing, as Japanese rescuers battle the cold to reach communities that remain cut off three days after a devastating earthquake struck the country’s western coast.

At least 78 people have been confirmed dead and 330 injured since the magnitude 7.6 earthquake off the Noto Peninsula on January 1, according to local authorities.