Rescue teams still at work six days after Japanese earthquake

Members of the Japan Self-Defence Forces carry relief goods to an isolated area in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture (Japanese Ministry of Defence/AP)

Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets, six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 128 people.

Heavy snowfall expected in Ishikawa Prefecture later on Sunday and through the night added to the urgency.