Some monstrous waves They caused extensive material damage and forced the evacuation of a US military base located in the Marshall Islands.an island country located in the Pacific Ocean, according to New Zealand radio station RNZ.
In a statement, the US military confirmed that around 9pm on January 20 “a series of weather-induced waves hit Roi-Namur and caused severe flooding in the northern part of the island”, as can be seen in the images circulating on social networks.
In the video you can see how a huge wave shakes this American military base, flooding the inside of the structures, breaking down doors and tearing down everything in its path, dragging it from the outside in.
According to these media, no deaths were reported. in Roi-Namur, an island at the northern tip of the island country’s Kwajalein Atoll. However, there is one injured person who is being treated by medical services, even if it is not serious.
“All residents of Roi will remain on Kwajalein until basic services are restored to Roi,” the US military clarified in their letter, according to the statement collected by these media.
What’s in that place
This site is known for hosting some of the US military’s most advanced space tracking equipment and is part of Ronald Reagan’s ballistic missile test site.
The base hosts not only members of the military, but also civilian government employees, family members, U.S. contractor personnel and host nation personnel. Together they form “Team Kwaj”, as mentioned on the official navy website.
On both Kwajalein and Roi-Namur reside approximately 1,300 Americans who work for the government, the Department of Defense and are U.S. contractors.
The Marshall Islands comprise more than 1,200 islands and atolls in the central Pacific Ocean. Administrative and military control passed into the hands of the United States after the Second World War in 1944 and, subsequently, in 1983, they signed a Pact of Free Association with the North American country, obtaining its independence.
Source: Clarin
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