At least 48 people have died following the devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake that rocked 's main island of Honshu yesterday, reducing tens of thousands of houses and buildings to rubble and leaving terrified survivors to brave sub-zero temperatures on the streets, unable to return to their homes. Dozens of people are still missing and unaccounted for amid the New Year's disaster, with the death toll expected to rise sharply as rescuers begin to recover victims buried beneath the debris.Forty-eight people were confirmed dead in Ishikawa, the prefecture worst hit by the tremblor, officials said, while damage to homes was so great that it could not immediately be assessed.
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