Okay, this was Kwajalein Atoll island of Roi-Namur on 22 Jan 24. One person injured but recovering. Wind and storm surge caused it, but it could have been MUCH worse if not at LOW tide.
Did it tip over??
I worked with a girl who grew up on Kwajalein Atoll - her parents were Air Force contractors. Fascinating story.
I used to have nightmares about being in a house on the coast where the surf was coming up and slamming against the house, while I was in it.
I cannot image that in reality. Shudder......
“floodwaters”
aka STORM SURGE.
smh
I took a look at it with Google maps. The place is one whole square mile in size. If a person likes confinement in a very very small paradise, maybe this is the place.
I had a problem with Oahu being too small. Great open spaces lacking a people population is what we like best.
That building with all the windows didn’t look very sturdy in the first place. Guess our military never read the Three Little Pigs. Surprised half the islanders weren’t swept out to sea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbRtHt3VfVs
From January 31st until February 4th, 1944, men of the 4th Marine and the 7th Infantry Division fought the battle to take the islands of the Kwajalein Atoll on Marshall Islands.