BEIJING, Aug 2 — Rescuers in China scrambled today 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.

MANILA, July 24 — Typhoon Gaemi and a southwest monsoon brought heavy rain today to the capital and northern provinces, prompting authorities to halt work and classes, while stock and foreign exchange trading were suspended.