Typhoon Threatens Dalian Chemical Plant, Thousands Flee

The fury of Typhoon Muifa struck the northeastern Chinese coastal city of Dalian on Aug. 8, raising fears that a chemical plant had been damaged and causing panicked residents to evacuate by any means they could.
Typhoon Threatens Dalian Chemical Plant, Thousands Flee
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/120762921_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/120762921_medium.jpg" alt="A Chinese man watches heavy seas by the coastline in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on Aug. 8, 2011, as typhoon Muifa travelled north, drenching the eastern province of Shandong.  (STR/AFP/Getty Images)" title="A Chinese man watches heavy seas by the coastline in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on Aug. 8, 2011, as typhoon Muifa travelled north, drenching the eastern province of Shandong.  (STR/AFP/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-130540"/></a>
A Chinese man watches heavy seas by the coastline in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on Aug. 8, 2011, as typhoon Muifa travelled north, drenching the eastern province of Shandong.  (STR/AFP/Getty Images)