The provincial capital of the province of Leyte, Tacloban is highly urbanized and the most populous city in Eastern Visayas. In 2013, it suffered catastrophic destruction caused by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Typhoon Haiyan), one of the most powerful tropical cyclones in history. More @Wikipedia
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