Last Saturday, powerful waves caused property damage and forced the evacuation of a US military base in the Marshall Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean, reported the New Zealand radio station RNZ.
In a statement, the US military confirmed that on Saturday, January 20, around 9 p.m., “a series of weather-related waves hit Roi-Namur, causing significant flooding in the northern part of the island,” as reported. can be seen in the images circulating on social networks.
Flooding caused by the waves also hit two airports on Ailinglaplap Atoll, leaving behind rocks, coral and debris, meaning these facilities will have to remain closed for weeks.
Other nearby islands reported flooding and moderate damage.
A video circulating from Roi-Namur, an island at the northern end of the Kwajalein Atoll, shows a wave of about one meter hitting the army mess hall, smashing doors, knocking people over and carrying them away as seawater floods the premises.
No deaths were reported in Roi-Namur, but one person was treated for injuries at the clinic on Kwajalein Island, the headquarters of the US base. “One person suffered lower extremity injuries and is currently being treated at the Kwaj Clinic,” Army Officer Mike Brantley said. “He is in a stable condition.”
The Army said in a statement Sunday that the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll Garrison and mission partners have established an Emergency Operations Cell to oversee and coordinate all recovery efforts.
The evacuation of all non-essential personnel was announced on Kwajalein Island, home to the missile test range and about 40 miles south on the other side of the atoll. “All residents of Roi will remain in Kwajalein until basic services can be restored in Roi,” the military said. (JO)
Source: Eluniverso
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