Hundreds of people crowded Coopmart supermarket in Gia Lai’s Quy Nhon Ward at noon. The storm is expected to hit the south-central coast in the next few days and bring widespread and heavy rainfall. Photo by Thanh Tung
Staff had to constantly replenish the instant noodles and dried food shelves as customers packed their aisles. Photo by Thanh Tung
Ngo Thi Thoa, 57, who was at the supermarket, said she only bought enough food for one or two days.
“My house is right in the bustling downtown area, so there is no need to buy too much.”
Photo by Thanh Tung
The GO! supermarket in the same ward was also packed. Dao Duy Tan, who manages the bakery counter there, said stocks kept running out through the morning.
“We sold more than 7,000 loaves, triple the usual number.”
Photo by Minh Hoang
An employee in the dry goods section said instant noodle sales were nearly 10 times higher than on a normal day. Many shelves were empty despite constant restocking. Photo by Minh Hoang
The vegetable section was nearly cleared out by noon at a supermarket in Dak Lak’s Song Cau Ward. The manager there said customers bought three times more goods than usual that morning. Photo by Dinh Van
