Local markets were requested to temporarily halt from midnight Monday to ensure safety during the storm.
On Monday afternoon, Hoa Minh and Hoa Khanh markets in Lien Chieu District were crowded. However, goods prices remained stable. Many supermarkets also attracted customers the same day.
People rushed to to buy food and groceries at a supermarket in Danang on Monday
Markets and supermarkets in the city saw a customer rise of 50 percent compared to normal.
The Danang Department of Industry and Trade has called on local traders to sell more necessities to serve people’s demand with prices kept unchanged.
Central localities are rushing to brace for the storm, including evacuating residents from risky areas.
Danang and three central provinces have also let over one million students stay home to take shelter from Typhoon Noru.
As of 1 pm September 28, the storm’s eye would be on the central coastal region, between Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Ngai provinces.
A couple discovered they were to late to buy meat at a local supermarket
The bread sold out at a local supermarket
Traditional markets sold food and groceries
