Quy Nhon residents flock to supermarkets to buy food to avoid storm Kalmaegi

On the evening of November 4, supermarkets in Quy Nhon (Gia Lai) were crowded with people lining up to buy food and provisions to stock up on in case typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall.

Crowds of people lined up to pay at Go! Quy Nhon supermarket on the evening of November 4 - Photo: TAN LUC

According to Tuoi Tre Online on the evening of November 4, supermarkets and large shopping centers in Quy Nhon ( Gia Lai ) saw a sharp increase in the number of shoppers. In addition to those who had daily shopping needs, many people took the opportunity to buy a lot of food to stock up on in case the impact of storm Kalmaegi (which will be storm number 13 when it enters the East Sea) lasts.

At Go! Quy Nhon supermarket, the checkout counters on all floors are open at full capacity to serve customers. However, at each counter, the long queue of customers waiting to pay stretches to the end of the shelf.

A checkout clerk said the number of customers coming to the supermarket started to increase from Monday evening (November 3) and will be even more crowded tonight.

This crowded shopping effect is due to people's mentality of preparing food before the storm hits.

Fresh meat shelves at Go! Quy Nhon supermarket have been reduced significantly, almost empty due to strong increase in purchasing power - Photo: TAN LUC

On the shelves, although there are no signs of scarcity, some types of food have been depleted. Specifically, canned foods such as canned fish, canned meat, fresh meat, fresh fish. Other products that are also chosen by many people are noodles, vermicelli, instant pho, sausages, meat, eggs, frozen seafood, spices, etc.

The soaring demand for shopping has caused the checkout counters to be almost overloaded, customers have to wait a long time for their turn - Photo: TAN LUC

Struggling to choose some canned meat from a shelf that was more than 2/3 empty, Ms. Tran Thanh Nga (32 years old), residing in Quy Nhon Nam ward, said that after hearing the radio report of a big storm, she and her husband took advantage of the evening after work to stop by the supermarket to buy some supplies.

Ms. Nga said her family prioritizes canned and processed foods because they are worried about power outages and not being able to cook during the storm. Ms. Nga was quite surprised by the large number of customers at the supermarket in the evening, having to wait in line for dozens of minutes to pay.

Among them, Mrs. Nguyen Thu (65 years old), residing in Quy Nhon ward, said that today she tried to buy more than usual to prepare for typhoon Kalmaegi and because her family is large. After buying some dried food, canned food and vegetables, Mrs. Thu suddenly remembered that she needed to buy some eggs, but the egg shelf was empty, not a single egg left.

The canned food counter was also much less stocked due to strong purchasing power on the evening of November 4 - Photo: TAN LUC

Faced with the worrying developments of storm Kalmaegi, on November 4, the Standing Committee of Gia Lai Provincial Party Committee issued a directive to all agencies, units, organizations, and localities in the province to focus on responding to the storm, because according to current forecasts, Gia Lai is likely to be the eye of the storm.

The Standing Committee of Gia Lai Provincial Party Committee requests everyone to urgently get involved, focus on storm prevention with a proactive and decisive spirit, not to be passive or surprised. Strictly implement the 4-on-the-spot motto, minimize damage to people and property, ensure safety for people and maintain stability of socio -economic activities before, during and after the storm.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nguoi-dan-quy-nhon-un-un-di-sieu-thi-sam-thuc-pham-tranh-bao-kalmaegi-20251104211820372.htm