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A US military base was pummeled with rogue waves from a storm surge on the Marshall Islands

Lauren FriasJan 25, 2024, 05:33 IST

A Kwaj resident shows her support for the displaced individuals from Roi-Namur, who are affectionately called Roi Rats.US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll/DVIDS

Weather-driven waves flooded an area of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands on Saturday.
A US Army-Garrison base on the island of Roi-Namur was inundated with water.

A storm surge on Saturday sent rogue waves in the south Pacific, swamping a US Army-Garrison facility on the Marshall Islands.

US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll and the US Space and Missile Defense Command's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site operate on Roi-Namur island, the second-largest island of the Kwajalein Atoll, about 2,000 miles from Hawaii.

Photos show the extensive damage to the base's facilities, home to about 120 people, by the sudden swells.

'Get out of here'

The Café Roi dining facility was heavily flooded in the storm.US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll/DVIDS

Rogue waves

Containers were tossed across Roi-Namur by the storm surge.US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll/DVIDS

Aerial view of the damage

An aerial photo shows extensive flooding in the central portion of Roi-Namur.US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll/DVIDS

Buildings underwater

The Machine Maintenance Shop on Roi-Namur was flooded and rendered inoperable.US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll/DVIDS

Operation Roi Recovery

The Roi-Namur church steeple rests on the coral-strewn grounds on the opposite side of the Tradewinds Theater.US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll/DVIDS

'We're showing the world that we are truly one team'

Kwajalein Atoll Commander Col. Drew Morgan welcomes Roi-Namur evacuees to Kwajalein Island.US Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll/DVIDS

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