00:00 The death toll from Japan's New Year's Day earthquake has jumped to 168.
00:05 The number of people unaccounted for rose to over 300.
00:08 The regional government warned that days of rain increased the risk of further landslides,
00:13 while the fresh heavy snow could cause more buildings to collapse under its weight.
00:17 A heavy dumping of snow, meanwhile, complicated relief efforts a week after the 7.5 magnitude
00:23 quake, with more than 2,000 people still cut off and many others lacking power or forced
00:29 to take shelter in crowded emergency sites.
00:32 The government has deployed various police and fire department helicopters, as well as
00:36 small groups of troops on foot to reach the isolated communities.
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