Super Typhoon Saola: Hong Kong shoppers strip supermarket shelves

September 21,2024

Some shoppers express worries about having no supplies, while others laugh off panic buying as business as usual on typhoon days..
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Residents have stripped supermarket shelves bare as they rushed to stock up on food as Super Typhoon Saola edged closer to Hong Kong, prompting some to complain about items running out.

Hong Kong shoppers strip supermarket shelves bare of fresh food as Super Typhoon Saola edges closer

Super Typhoon Saola: Hong Kong shoppers strip supermarket shelves bare of fresh food as storm edges closer

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Super Typhoon Saola: Hong Kong shoppers strip supermarket shelves bare of fresh food as storm edges closer

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Shoppers walk past empty shelves for bread at a supermarket as super typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Most of Hong Kong and parts of southern China ground