Rescuers in China race to find the missing, seal dykes after deadly floods

A town in Hunan, China, suffering from the aftermath of a landslide following heavy rainfall brought by the remnants of Typhoon Gaemi. - Reuters

BEIJING: Rescuers in China scrambled on Friday (Aug 2) to locate dozens of people still missing a week after the year's most powerful typhoon roared into the southern province of Hunan, while emergency workers rushed to seal breached dykes on swollen rivers.

Even before Typhoon Gaemi hit on July 25, China was roiled by months of extreme weather that pummelled southern provinces with record rain and parched northern regions with heat waves. Weather officials are warning of more harsh weather in August.