Death toll from Japanese quakes rises to 126 as rain and snow bring new threat

A police officer with a police dog conducts a search operation (Kyodo News via AP)

Aftershocks in Japan are threatening to bury more homes and block roads crucial for relief shipments, as the death toll from the earthquakes that rattled the western coastline rose to 126.

Among the dead was a five-year-old boy who had been recovering from injuries after boiling water spilled on him during Monday’s 7.6 magnitude earthquake.