<!DOCTYPE html>
<link rel="help" href="https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1362550">
<style>
  .multicol {
    column-count: 2;
    width: 200px;
  }
  .relpos {
    position: relative;
  }
  .abspos {
    height: 25%;
    position: absolute;
  }
</style>
<div class="multicol">
  <div class="relpos">
    <div class="abspos">
      <p>
        text
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <figure class="relpos">
    <div class="abspos">
      <p>
        text
      </p>
    </div>
  </figure>
</div>
