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US: Panic Buying as People Rush to Stock Up Ahead of Winter Storm 2

As a potentially historic winter storm dubbed “Fern” approaches the United States, residents from Texas to the Northeast are stockpiling essential goods. Fears of being trapped indoors by heavy snow, ice and extreme cold have triggered widespread panic buying, leaving grocery store shelves bare across many areas. This video was shot at Walmart in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

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US: Panic Buying as People Rush to Stock Up Ahead of Winter Storm

As a potentially historic winter storm dubbed “Fern” approaches the United States, residents from Texas to the Northeast are stockpiling essential goods. Fears of being trapped indoors by heavy snow, ice and extreme cold have triggered widespread panic buying, leaving grocery store shelves bare across many areas.

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Reserve rice warehouse in eastern Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan, May 30 Kyodo - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits a warehouse stockpiling the government's reserve rice in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 30, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Reserve rice warehouse in eastern Japan

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) visits a warehouse stockpiling the government's reserve rice in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 30, 2025.

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Reserve rice warehouse in eastern Japan

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) visits a warehouse stockpiling the government's reserve rice in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 30, 2025.

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Reserve rice warehouse in eastern Japan

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) visits a warehouse stockpiling the government's reserve rice in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 30, 2025.

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Reserve rice warehouse in eastern Japan

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits a warehouse stockpiling the government's reserve rice in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 30, 2025.

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Photo taken in Futaba in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 14, 2024, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) visiting an area for temporary stockpiling of soil generated in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The prime minister visited the plant for the first time since taking office in October.

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Photo taken in Futaba in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Dec. 14, 2024, shows Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) visiting an area for temporary stockpiling of soil generated in decontamination work near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The prime minister visited the plant for the first time since taking office in October.

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US: Florida Residents Form Long Lines To Get Sandbags In Preparation For Hurricane Milton

Residents in Sarasota County, Florida waited for hours to get sandbags on Monday, October 7 to prepare for Hurricane Milton. This video shows long lines of vehicles waiting at Twin Lakes Park, Sarasota.

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US: Floridians Rush To Stores For Supplies In Preparation For Hurricane Milton 2

Hurricane Milton has intensified rapidly, becoming a Category 5 storm, making its way toward Florida, and is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast. Mandatory evacuations are underway along areas of Florida's west coast. People have rushed to stores to stock up on supplies, including food and water, and long lines formed at gas stations in preparation for the hurricane.

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Treaty to outlaw cluster bombs gets final Diet approval

TOKYO, Japan - A plenary session of the House of Councillors on June 10 unanimously approves the country's signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions to ban the use and stockpiling of cluster bombs, paving the way for the government to ratify the treaty.

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Lower house approves treaty to outlaw cluster bombs

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives unanimously endorsed on May 12 Japan's signing of an international treaty to ban the use and stockpiling of cluster bombs, which are criticized for causing numerous civilian casualties.

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Hiranuma speaks on Japan's economic ties with Asia

TOKYO, Japan - International Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Oct. 5. He said he plans to propose cooperation in spreading information technology (IT), fostering small and midsize companies, and stockpiling crude oil when he meets with Asian economic ministers in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Oct. 7.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on June 10, 2022, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, shows a freight train stockpiling bodies of Russian soldiers.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on June 10, 2022, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, shows a freight train stockpiling bodies of Russian soldiers.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on June 10, 2022, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, shows a freight train stockpiling bodies of Russian soldiers.

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Scene in Ukraine

Photo taken on June 10, 2022, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, shows a freight train stockpiling bodies of Russian soldiers.

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COVID lockdown fear in Beijing

A supermarket in Beijing is crowded on April 24, 2022, with shoppers stockpiling food in fear of a possible lockdown after the Chinese capital announced it will beef up controls against COVID-19.

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Turks queuing up to buy sunflower oil amid stockpiling, price-hike talk

STORY: Turks queuing up to buy sunflower oil amid stockpiling, price-hike talk DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Turkey 2. various of people walking on the street 3. various of people shopping at the supermarket in Istanbul 4. various of people shopping in the cooking oil aisle of the supermarket 5. various of a award ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): NUREDDIN NEBATI, Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister 7. various of oil stored in sunflower oil storage 8. various of people shopping at the supermarket 9. various of sunflower oil on sale at the supermarket 10. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): FAZILET DEMIR, Istanbul resident 11. various of sunflower oil on sale at the supermarket 12. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): Istanbul resident 13. various of sunflower oil on sale at the supermarket STORYLINE: Turkish people have been flocking to grocery stores and supermarkets across the country to buy sunflower oil for the

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-SUNFLOWER OIL-BUYING

(220307) -- ISTANBUL, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 7, 2022 shows bottles of sunflower oil for sale at a supermarket in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish people have been flocking to grocery stores and supermarkets across the country to buy sunflower oil for the past couple of days, as there is talk that the supplies are running out and the prices going up. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Roundup: Turks queuing up to buy sunflower oil amid stockpiling, price-hike talk

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-SUNFLOWER OIL-BUYING

(220307) -- ISTANBUL, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fazilet Demir, an Istanbul resident, speaks during an interview at a supermarket in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 7, 2022. Turkish people have been flocking to grocery stores and supermarkets across the country to buy sunflower oil for the past couple of days, as there is talk that the supplies are running out and the prices going up. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Roundup: Turks queuing up to buy sunflower oil amid stockpiling, price-hike talk

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-SUNFLOWER OIL-BUYING

(220307) -- ISTANBUL, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 7, 2022 shows bottles of sunflower oil for sale at a supermarket in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish people have been flocking to grocery stores and supermarkets across the country to buy sunflower oil for the past couple of days, as there is talk that the supplies are running out and the prices going up. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Roundup: Turks queuing up to buy sunflower oil amid stockpiling, price-hike talk

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-SUNFLOWER OIL-BUYING

(220307) -- ISTANBUL, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man checks prices of sunflower oil at a supermarket in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 7, 2022. Turkish people have been flocking to grocery stores and supermarkets across the country to buy sunflower oil for the past couple of days, as there is talk that the supplies are running out and the prices going up. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Roundup: Turks queuing up to buy sunflower oil amid stockpiling, price-hike talk

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-SUNFLOWER OIL-BUYING

(220307) -- ISTANBUL, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman checks prices of sunflower oil at a supermarket in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 7, 2022. Turkish people have been flocking to grocery stores and supermarkets across the country to buy sunflower oil for the past couple of days, as there is talk that the supplies are running out and the prices going up. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Roundup: Turks queuing up to buy sunflower oil amid stockpiling, price-hike talk

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TURKEY-ISTANBUL-SUNFLOWER OIL-BUYING

(220307) -- ISTANBUL, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker arranges bottles of sunflower oil at a supermarket in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 7, 2022. Turkish people have been flocking to grocery stores and supermarkets across the country to buy sunflower oil for the past couple of days, as there is talk that the supplies are running out and the prices going up. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Roundup: Turks queuing up to buy sunflower oil amid stockpiling, price-hike talk

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Petroleum stockpiling base in Kagoshima

File photo taken on Nov. 24, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Shibushi national petroleum stockpiling base in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Petroleum stockpiling base in Kagoshima

File photo taken on Nov. 24, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Shibushi national petroleum stockpiling base in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Petroleum stockpiling base in Kagoshima

File photo taken on Nov. 24, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Shibushi national petroleum stockpiling base in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Lower house approves treaty to outlaw cluster bombs

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives unanimously endorsed on May 12 Japan's signing of an international treaty to ban the use and stockpiling of cluster bombs, which are criticized for causing numerous civilian casualties. (Kyodo)

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Treaty to outlaw cluster bombs gets final Diet approval

TOKYO, Japan - A plenary session of the House of Councillors on June 10 unanimously approves the country's signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions to ban the use and stockpiling of cluster bombs, paving the way for the government to ratify the treaty. (Kyodo)

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Hiranuma speaks on Japan's economic ties with Asia

TOKYO, Japan - International Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Oct. 5. He said he plans to propose cooperation in spreading information technology (IT), fostering small and midsize companies, and stockpiling crude oil when he meets with Asian economic ministers in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Oct. 7.

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China expert tells Pugwash confab Beijing wary of Japan's plutonium stock

Zhao Tong, strategic security expert at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy in Beijing, makes a presentation on his research during a session of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2015. The Chinese expert told the meeting of Beijing's concerns over Japan's massive plutonium stockpiling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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COVID-19 state of emergency to end in Aichi

An employee of a liquor wholesaler carries a beer barrel at a stockpiling facility in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on June 19, 2021, as a COVID-19 state of emergency is set to be lifted in the central Japan city at the end of June 20.

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LNG tank in Osaka

Photo taken on July 24, 2013 shows a liquefied natural gas tank under construction in Sakai, Osaka. The tank, operated by Osaka Gas Co., is capable of stockpiling about 230,000 cubic meters of LNG, one of the largest in the world. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo