(UPDATE) NANAO, Japan: More than 50 people were reported missing on Thursday as Japanese rescuers battled to reach hundreds still cut off from help three days after a devastating earthquake left at least 78 dead.

As the frantic search for survivors continues, more than a dozen communities remain isolated by landslides and blocked roads in central Japan, where the 7.5-magnitude quake struck on Monday.

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