IN PHOTOS: Typhoon Rolly’s devastating aftermath
Typhoon Rolly (international name Goni), said to be the world’s strongest typhoon of 2020, pummeled parts of the Philippines over the weekend. It left more than two million individuals across 12 regions affected, at least 16 dead, and the entire Bicol Region without power in its aftermath.
The destructive typhoon made landfall in Catanduanes on Nov. 1 with maximum sustained winds of 225 kilometers per hour that ripped off houses, destroyed crops, and uprooted trees. It made two more landfalls the same day, namely in Tiwi, Albay, and San Narciso, Quezon respectively.
Torrential rains left towns partially submerged under water as rivers overflowed like in some parts of Guinobatan, Albay.
Residents of a subdivision in Batangas clean their houses and street as floodwaters brought by typhoon Rolly receded Monday.
Destroyed houses, toppled electric posts and uprooted trees in Viga, Catanduanes. Photo from The Philippine STAR via Viga Catanduanes Facebook page
Residents cross a river that overflowed in Daraga, Albay. Photo by Edd Gumban, The Philippine STAR
A vehicle stuck in dirt after the flash floods in Daraga, Albay. Photo by Edd Gumban, The Philippine STAR
A road in Guinobatan, Albay after the torrential rains that typhoon Rolly brought to the region Sunday. Photo via The Philippine STAR, courtesy of Maychris Olvario-Cuachin
Aerial photo from the Philippine Coast Guard show the damage brought by typhoon Rolly in Catanduanes. Photo via The Philippine STAR courtesy of PCG
Houses in a coastal area in Camarines Sur are flooded after the onslaught of typhoon Rolly. Photo from the Office of the Vice President Facebook page
Waves rush to the shore of Real, Quezon as typhoon Rolly hit the province Sunday. Photo by Ernie Peñaredondo, The Philippine STAR
A resident from Albay lost his five-year-old daughter at the height of typhoon Rolly. Photo from The Philippine STAR, courtesy of Martin Gabriel Buendia Rayala via Philippine Red Cross
A vehicle swept by flash floods in San Isidro, Batangas.
The remains of an ancestral house in Tabaco City, Albay at the aftermath of typhoon Rolly. Photo via News5 Facebook page, photo courtesy of Mayor Cielo Krisel Lagman Luistro
Residents of a subdivision in Batangas clean their houses and street as floodwaters brought by typhoon Rolly receded Monday.
Destroyed houses, toppled electric posts and uprooted trees in Viga, Catanduanes. Photo from The Philippine STAR via Viga Catanduanes Facebook page
Residents cross a river that overflowed in Daraga, Albay. Photo by Edd Gumban, The Philippine STAR
A vehicle stuck in dirt after the flash floods in Daraga, Albay. Photo by Edd Gumban, The Philippine STAR
A road in Guinobatan, Albay after the torrential rains that typhoon Rolly brought to the region Sunday. Photo via The Philippine STAR, courtesy of Maychris Olvario-Cuachin
Aerial photo from the Philippine Coast Guard show the damage brought by typhoon Rolly in Catanduanes. Photo via The Philippine STAR courtesy of PCG
Houses in a coastal area in Camarines Sur are flooded after the onslaught of typhoon Rolly. Photo from the Office of the Vice President Facebook page
Waves rush to the shore of Real, Quezon as typhoon Rolly hit the province Sunday. Photo by Ernie Peñaredondo, The Philippine STAR
A resident from Albay lost his five-year-old daughter at the height of typhoon Rolly. Photo from The Philippine STAR, courtesy of Martin Gabriel Buendia Rayala via Philippine Red Cross
A vehicle swept by flash floods in San Isidro, Batangas.
The remains of an ancestral house in Tabaco City, Albay at the aftermath of typhoon Rolly. Photo via News5 Facebook page, photo courtesy of Mayor Cielo Krisel Lagman Luistro
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Learning from the destruction of super typhoon Yolanda in 2013, pre-emptive evacuations were made by local government units for residents in low-lying areas prone to storm surges and flash floods.
Those evacuated are temporarily housed in basketball courts and community halls, as they continue to observe safety protocols to minimize the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rolly eventually weakened into a tropical storm as it moved over the West Philippine Sea on Sunday evening, though the government is still continuing its assessment on the overall damage brought by the typhoon.