Before Hurricane Harvey made landfall, Americans in the affected areas rushed to buy essential supplies to cope with the "super typhoon of the decade". Hurricane Harvey has strong winds of up to 209km/h, the storm caused waves up to 4m high when it made landfall at 10pm on August 25.
grocery stores and supermarkets quickly ran out of items in the super typhoon shopping fever since the evening of August 24 when there was information that Hurricane Harvey would hit Texas.
People flock to supermarkets and stores to shop for items before storm Harvey.
Buyers walk through empty shelves at a grocery store in Houston.
The supermarket is deserted as Americans rush to shop to cope with super typhoon Harvey.
A counter in the supermarket was empty before the storm made landfall.
Ms. Marie Michel places bottled water in a caroger at the Kroger store while shopping before storm Harvey.
Many stores have closed, many houses have been reinforced before the super typhoon made landfall.
According to CNN, the national weather forecasting agency in Houston warned that the combination of strong winds and heavy rain could make a large area in southern Texas uninhabitable for several weeks or months.
People reinforced their houses before the storm hit. It is known that at 10:00 p.m. on August 25, the storm made landfall in the state of Texas with winds of up to 209 km/h.
Buyers rushed to buy bottled water before Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Houston.
