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'Mas masahol po ito sa Reming': Typhoon-battered Tabaco City seeks food, housing materials

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/afp/11/05/20201101-rolly-albay-afp-6.jpg"/><figcaption>An aerial view shows a ripped off roof of a church after super Super Typhoon Rolly hit Tabaco City, Albay province, south of Manila on November 1, 2020. <em>Charism Sayat, AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Tabaco City in Albay is in need of food and housing materials after the onslaught of 2 consecutive typhoons, its mayor said Thursday.</p><p>Esrtwhile Super Typhoon Rolly was among the worst storms that hit the city, Mayor Krisel Lagman-Luistro said as it damaged heritage structures and half of all houses in the area. In late October, Typhoon Quinta hit land in the city.</p><p>&quot;This (Rolly) is the worst typhoon recorded since Typhoon Trix in 1952. Mas masahol po ito sa Reming (It&#x27;s worse than Typhoon Reming),&quot; she told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.</p><p>Typhoon Trix in 1952 killed 995 people in Bicol region, while Typhoon Reming left some 734 dead in 2006.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/11/08/13/deadliest-typhoons-philippines">Deadliest typhoons in the Philippines</a></li></ul><p>The city did not suffer any fatalities during Rolly&#x27;s onslaught as residents were forcibly evacuated, the mayor said. Rolly&#x27;s strong winds, however, unroofed evacuation centers, she said.</p><p>She added that some 3,000 residents remain in evacuation centers, where the local government would be focusing its resources.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/03/20/no-electricity-until-december-rolly-battered-albay-town-appeals-for-help">No electricity until December: Rolly-battered Tabaco City appeals for help</a></li></ul><p>&quot;It is better than bumalik sila sa damaged homes nila. At least sa isang lugar dun na lang namin itututok ang resources namin kasi again scarce ang resources,&quot; she said.</p><p>The city is coordinating with the labor department in implementing an emergency employment program where residents will be given a minimum wage salary for 10 days, the mayor said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fFOizxp2c9Q?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Tabaco City in Albay is in need of food and housing materials after the onslaught of 2 consecutive typhoons, its mayor said Thursday.</p>

Tabaco City in Albay is in need of food and housing materials after the onslaught of 2 consecutive typhoons, its mayor said Thursday.