Philippines: Residents Rush to Stores Ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi 2

Typhoon Kalmaegi swept across the central Philippines, killing one person, flooding communities, cutting power, and displacing tens of thousands after making landfall around midnight over Silago in Southern Leyte early on November 4. The storm reached typhoon strength shortly before landfall, with winds of up to 150 kph and gusts reaching 185 kph. This video shows the inside of a local supermarket crowded with shoppers preparing for the typhoon in Cebu City on November 3.

Philippines: Residents Rush to Stores Ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi

Typhoon Kalmaegi swept across the central Philippines, killing one person, flooding communities, cutting power, and displacing tens of thousands after making landfall around midnight over Silago in Southern Leyte early on November 4. The storm reached typhoon strength shortly before landfall, with winds of up to 150 kph and gusts reaching 185 kph. This video shows people shopping at a local supermarket in Iloilo City, Western Visayas on November 3 to prepare for the typhoon.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Offline Supermarkets Survival Status

Most of the products in Yonghui Supermarket Yiling Wanda Store have been cleared and empty shelves in Yichang, Hubei, China on October 7, 2025.

Reserve rice hits store shelves

Reserve rice hits store shelves

A rice section at an Ito-Yokado supermarket in Tokyo is empty on May 31, 2025, as reserve rice released from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers is sold out about 30 minutes after hitting the shelves.

Reserve rice hits store shelves

Reserve rice hits store shelves

A rice section at an Ito-Yokado supermarket in Tokyo is empty on May 31, 2025, as reserve rice released from government stockpiles through direct contracts with retailers is sold out about 30 minutes after hitting the shelves.

Australia: Empty Shelves at Supermarkets as Cyclone Alfred Approaches 2

Residents flocked to supermarkets to stock up on essentials as Cyclone Alfred approached. The category two cyclone is expected to make landfall late Thursday night, March 6, or early Friday morning. This video filmed on Tuesday, showing empty shelves of toilet paper at a store in Brisbane.

Australia: Empty Shelves at Supermarkets as Cyclone Alfred Approaches

Residents flocked to supermarkets to stock up on essentials as Cyclone Alfred approached. The category two cyclone is expected to make landfall late Thursday night, March 6, or early Friday morning. This video filmed on Tuesday, showing empty shelves of toilet paper at a store in Brisbane.

Taiwan: Shoppers Rush To Supermarkets Ahead Of Typhoon Krathon 6

Residents rushed to supermarkets, and shelves were seen empty at stores across Taiwan as Typhoon Krathon is forecasted to make landfall on Thursday, October 3.

Taiwan: Shoppers Rush To Supermarkets Ahead Of Typhoon Krathon 5

Residents rushed to supermarkets, and shelves were seen empty at stores across Taiwan as Typhoon Krathon is forecasted to make landfall on Wednesday, October 2.

Taiwan: Shoppers Rush To Supermarkets Ahead Of Typhoon Krathon 3

Residents rushed to supermarkets, and shelves were seen empty at stores across Taiwan as Typhoon Krathon is forecasted to make landfall on Wednesday, October 2.

Taiwan: Shoppers Rush To Supermarkets Ahead Of Typhoon Krathon 4

Residents rushed to supermarkets, and shelves were seen empty at stores across Taiwan as Typhoon Krathon is forecasted to make landfall on Wednesday, October 2.

Taiwan: Shoppers Rush To Supermarkets Ahead Of Typhoon Krathon 2

Supermarket shelves were seen empty across Taiwan on Monday, September 30, as shoppers rushed to get groceries ahead of Typhoon Krathon's forecasted landfall.

Taiwan: Shoppers Rush To Supermarkets Ahead Of Typhoon Krathon

Supermarket shelves were seen empty across Taiwan on Monday, September 30, as shoppers rushed to get groceries ahead of Typhoon Krathon's forecasted landfall.

Situation In New Caledonia on the 11th day of the state of emergency in stores

Situation In New Caledonia on the 11th day of the state of emergency in stores

Sunday, May 26 - Dumbéa - Empty shelves in a Koutio convenience store struggling to restock. Photo by Gill Chabaud/ABACAPRESSS.COM

Situation In New Caledonia on the 11th day of the state of emergency in stores

Situation In New Caledonia on the 11th day of the state of emergency in stores

Sunday, May 26 - Dumbéa - Empty shelves in a Koutio convenience store struggling to restock. Photo by Gill Chabaud/ABACAPRESSS.COM

Situation In New Caledonia on the 11th day of the state of emergency in stores

Situation In New Caledonia on the 11th day of the state of emergency in stores

Sunday, May 26 - Dumbéa - Empty shelves in a Koutio convenience store despite rationing, struggling to restock. Photo by Gill Chabaud/ABACAPRESSS.COM

Situation In New Caledonia on the 11th day of the state of emergency in stores

Situation In New Caledonia on the 11th day of the state of emergency in stores

Sunday, May 26 - Dumbéa - Empty shelves in a Koutio convenience store struggling to restock. Photo by Gill Chabaud/ABACAPRESSS.COM

Situation In New Caledonia on the 11th day of the state of emergency in stores

Situation In New Caledonia on the 11th day of the state of emergency in stores

Sunday, May 26 - Dumbéa - Empty shelves in a Koutio convenience store struggling to restock. Photo by Gill Chabaud/ABACAPRESSS.COM

Situation in New Caledonia - Noumea

Situation in New Caledonia - Noumea

The shelves of the few remaining standing stores are starting to empty despite the rationing imposed on the population in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May 19, 2024. Photo by Gill Chabaud/ABACAPRESS.com

Nanjing First Walmart Closes

Nanjing First Walmart Closes

NANJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Shelves are empty at the Xinjiekou Walmart store in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024. On the same day, the Nanjing Walmart Xinjiekou store posted a notice showing that it will be closed on February 29.

Nanjing First Walmart Closes

Nanjing First Walmart Closes

NANJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Shelves are empty at the Xinjiekou Walmart store in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 27, 2024. On the same day, the Nanjing Walmart Xinjiekou store posted a notice showing that it will be closed on February 29.

Xinhua Headlines: China calls for resuming peace talks to resolve Ukraine crisis

Xinhua Headlines: China calls for resuming peace talks to resolve Ukraine crisis

(230224) -- BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Empty shelves for cheap eggs are seen at a supermarket in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

BRITAIN-FRUIT AND VEGETABLE-SHORTAGE

BRITAIN-FRUIT AND VEGETABLE-SHORTAGE

(230224) -- MANCHESTER, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Near-empty vegetable shelves are seen at a supermarket in Manchester, Britain, Feb. 23, 2023. Some supermarkets in the UK have put limits on certain fruit and vegetables due to supply shortages. Cold weather in Spain and Morocco have drastically affected the availability of vegetables in British markets along with soaring energy prices. The supply problems are also blamed on high energy costs which make British greenhouses more costly to heat. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

BRITAIN-FRUIT AND VEGETABLE-SHORTAGE

BRITAIN-FRUIT AND VEGETABLE-SHORTAGE

(230224) -- MANCHESTER, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Near-empty fruit and vegetable shelves are seen at a supermarket in Manchester, Britain, Feb. 23, 2023. Some supermarkets in the UK have put limits on certain fruit and vegetables due to supply shortages. Cold weather in Spain and Morocco have drastically affected the availability of vegetables in British markets along with soaring energy prices. The supply problems are also blamed on high energy costs which make British greenhouses more costly to heat. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

BRITAIN-FRUIT AND VEGETABLE-SHORTAGE

BRITAIN-FRUIT AND VEGETABLE-SHORTAGE

(230224) -- MANCHESTER, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Near-empty vegetable shelves are seen at a supermarket in Manchester, Britain, Feb. 23, 2023. Some supermarkets in the UK have put limits on certain fruit and vegetables due to supply shortages. Cold weather in Spain and Morocco have drastically affected the availability of vegetables in British markets along with soaring energy prices. The supply problems are also blamed on high energy costs which make British greenhouses more costly to heat. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

BRITAIN-FRUIT AND VEGETABLE-SHORTAGE

BRITAIN-FRUIT AND VEGETABLE-SHORTAGE

(230224) -- MANCHESTER, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Near-empty vegetable shelves are seen at a supermarket in Manchester, Britain, Feb. 23, 2023. Some supermarkets in the UK have put limits on certain fruit and vegetables due to supply shortages. Cold weather in Spain and Morocco have drastically affected the availability of vegetables in British markets along with soaring energy prices. The supply problems are also blamed on high energy costs which make British greenhouses more costly to heat. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

BRITAIN-FRUIT AND VEGETABLE-SHORTAGE

BRITAIN-FRUIT AND VEGETABLE-SHORTAGE

(230224) -- MANCHESTER, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Near-empty fruit and vegetable shelves are seen at a supermarket in Manchester, Britain, Feb. 23, 2023. Some supermarkets in the UK have put limits on certain fruit and vegetables due to supply shortages. Cold weather in Spain and Morocco have drastically affected the availability of vegetables in British markets along with soaring energy prices. The supply problems are also blamed on high energy costs which make British greenhouses more costly to heat. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

Tunisia plagued by milk shortage as farmers cut production due to rising costs

STORY: Tunisia plagued by milk shortage as farmers cut production due to rising costs DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of empty milk shelves in the supermarket 2. various of staff distributing milk 3. various of signs STORYLINE: Tunisia has been plagued by milk shortage for months as production costs for dairy farmers have risen rapidly due to the increasing feed prices in the international market. Thus, many Tunisian dairy farmers reduced production, resulting in a sharp drop in milk production across the country. To prevent people from panic buying, many stores imposed purchase restrictions. Each customer can only buy two boxes of milk at a time. Tunisians hope that the government can introduce measures to solve the milk supply problem as soon as possible. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Empty shelves for cheap eggs are seen at a supermarket in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 31, 2022. As in previous months of 2022, the highest contribution to the high annual inflation rate in Europe came from energy, with firms and families increasingly finding it difficult to keep up with the costs. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Ruble crash leaves Moscow store shelves empty

Ruble crash leaves Moscow store shelves empty

MOSCOW, Russia - Shelves for TVs at a large store in Moscow are almost empty on Dec. 20, 2014, in the aftermath of a buying spree caused by the Russian ruble's plunge against the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies.

Temporary store to open in Fukushima at end of evacuation

Temporary store to open in Fukushima at end of evacuation

TAMURA, Japan - A worker shows on March 31, 2014, empty shelves to be filled with products at a temporary store scheduled to open in the Miyakoji district of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. A government evacuation order for the area, issued due to radioactive contamination in the aftermath of the March 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, was lifted on April 1.

Supermarket shelves remain empty in Caracas, Venezuela

Supermarket shelves remain empty in Caracas, Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela - Shelves in the meat section of a government-affiliated supermarket in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas remain empty in February 2014. A year after the death of former President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela is on the verge of collapse.

Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

KOFU, Japan - Instant noodle shelves are empty at a supermarket in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 17, 2014, after heavy snow blocked roads connecting the prefecture and the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Bangkok gears up for possible flooding

Bangkok gears up for possible flooding

BANGKOK, Thailand - The shelves for drinking water are empty in a supermarket in Bangkok on Oct. 23, 2011, as people buy up daily necessities to prepare for possible flooding in the Thai capital.

(3)SARS scare in Beijing

(3)SARS scare in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Shelves for instant noodles at a supermarket in Beijing are left empty on April 24 due to a buying spree by people amid rumors some stores may temporarily close due to spreading severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

China eases COVID-19 restrictions

China eases COVID-19 restrictions

Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2022, shows empty shelves at a pharmacy in Beijing, apparently reflecting people's fears of a possible surge in COVID-19 infections following the central government's recent easing of restrictions.

TUNISIA-TUNIS-MILK-SHORTAGE

TUNISIA-TUNIS-MILK-SHORTAGE

(221115) -- TUNIS, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 15, 2022 shows a shelf with a label of purchase restriction on milk at a supermarket in Tunis, Tunisia. The first item on the shopping list for Tunisians must be milk, but to their disappointment, the store shelves used to be full of bottles of milk are now always empty. Tunisia is experiencing a severe shortage of dairy products. Officials warned that if the situation continues, the country's strategic milk reserve could be dried up within dozens of days. (Xinhua/Xu Supei) TO GO WITH Feature: Where does Tunisia's milk go?

Xinhua Headlines: EU's economic outlook dimmed by inflation, energy crisis

Xinhua Headlines: EU's economic outlook dimmed by inflation, energy crisis

(220816) -- BRUSSELS, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer walks past empty shelves of cooking oil at a supermarket in Paris, France, March 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

SPAIN-MADRID-ICE CUBES-SHORTAGE

SPAIN-MADRID-ICE CUBES-SHORTAGE

(220807) -- MADRID, Aug. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 7, 2022 shows empty shelves of ice cubes in a supermarket in Madrid, Spain. Spain is witnessing a serious shortage of bags of ice, due to high production and storage costs caused by rapid increase in electricity prices as well as high demand brought about by hot weather. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)