The manager of a wet market told Reuters that prices for potatoes and flour have risen due to lack of fuel, but people now felt safer because of military presence.
Long queues for fuel and bread in Almaty
Reuters reporters saw a long queue of cars near a petrol station and a crowd of people waiting for the opportunity to buy bread at a bread-baking factory. One of them said that at least two of the nearest supermarkets had been closed since Friday "but people need to eat."