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.

The island is the second-largest island of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. "Roi-Namur represents the tip of Kwajalein’s spear," Morgan said.

A surge of unexpected waves swamped the island of Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands on Saturday, forcing evacuations from a U.S. military base and causing damage that could take months to repair.

The Roi-Namur church steeple rests on the coral-strewn grounds after being damaged by high waves on Roi-Namur, Marshall Islands, on Jan. 20, 2024. (U.S. Army) ...