The showroom, home to approximately 20 high-value vehicles, was protected by thick steel bars placed five meters from the display area.
Employees worked on the roof, using sandbags and heavy objects to firmly secure the metal sheets against potential uplift.
Many Quy Nhon Ward residents used plastic bags filled with water to weigh down their roofs.
One of them is Nguyen Van Thanh, who lives on Xuan Dieu Street. He said each bag weighs about 20 kilograms, expressing hope that "it will withstand the storm."
To better resist the wind, residents packed the water-filled plastic bags tightly together across the corrugated iron roof.
Taking a necessary precaution, the owner of an electronics store near My Khe Beach in Quang Ngai Province filled dozens of foam boxes with water and positioned them on the roof to prevent the metal sheets from being blown away.
Local resident Nguyen Van Duan prepared plastic bags with water to distribute to locals along Phan Chu Trinh Street, Quang Ngai, helping them reinforce their homes.
In Da Nang, fishermen hired cranes to lift their boats ashore near the foot of the Son Tra Peninsula.
At Sa Huynh Port of Quang Ngai, fishermen lifted their boats ashore on the morning of Nov. 5 to avoid the storm. Sa Huynh is located approximately 100 kilometers north of the projected storm center.
Hundreds of fishing boats anchored at Quy Nhon Fishing Port in Gia Lai Province on Wednesday to seek shelter from Typhoon Kalmaegi.
According to a report from the province, more than 5,000 fishing vessels carrying nearly 38,000 workers are currently docked along the coast. The Provincial Civil Defense Command is now urging 83 boats still at sea to immediately leave the storm's danger zone.
