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in tokyo was on a mission to deliver aid supplies following monday's earthquake in japan. at least 48 people are now known to have died in the quake. japan's prime minister says rescue teams are facing a �*race against time�* to find survivors trapped beneath the rubble. the quake — with a magnitude of 7—point—6 — hit the province of noto. 0ur correspondentjean mckenzie reports from there, close to the epicentre of the quake. sirens. this is a race for survival. rescue workers stream through japan's isolated noto peninsula. the roads blocking their way. they're trying to reach these worst—affected areas in the north — where people are trapped under their collapsed homes. many families were out at temples, celebrating new year's day, whenjapan was hit by its strongest earthquake in 12 years. nomura—san thought his shrine was going to collapse. "the whole gate was swaying. the alleyway was swaying, too. the children had to squat on the floor so as not to fall over," he told me.