Great loss of life ' in 1912 . The super typhoon is the worst event Lily Montejo can remember in history . Montejo , more than 80 years old , she says she thought it was ` ` the ' '' Reports from 1897 and 1912 mention previous big storms in the Philippines . But something about the death tolls makes it unclear if they were as deadly as Haiyan .
The super typhoon is the worst event Lily Montejo can remember in history . Montejo , more than 80 years old , she says she thought it was ` ` the ' '' Reports from 1897 and 1912 mention previous big storms in the Philippines . But something about the death tolls makes it unclear if they were as deadly as Haiyan .