Rescuers in Japan were scrambling to search for survivors on Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. The 7.5-magnitude quake on 1 January rattled Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu, triggered tsunami waves more than a metre high, sparked a huge fire and tore apart roads. The Noto peninsula on the Sea of Japan coast was hit most severely, with buildings ravaged by fire and houses flattened in several towns, including Wajima and Suzu