Fears Grow📈 for Japan🇯🇵 Quake Survivors as Death Toll Rises📈

Rescuers continued to search for survivors of a powerful earthquake on Japan's island of Hokkaido, as the death toll rose to 16.

Dozens are still missing with many feared buried under rubble after the quake triggered landslides. Some 1.6 million residents across Hokkaido remain without power.

The quake is the second disaster to hit Japan this week after a deadly typhoon lashed the country's west coast. The earthquake struck early on Thursday and thousands of people spent the night in evacuation centres.

Authorities said it could take at least one week to restore power lines to the sparsely populated countryside. With bad weather expected over the next days, officials are warning people to remain cautious and be prepared for aftershocks.