US Edition9th oceanfront house in North Carolina's Outer Banks collapses in one week, officials say
Nine beachfront homes have collapsed due to Hurricane Imelda's waves and ongoing erosion, with five falling in a single day, officials said.
- Friday evening, an unoccupied house at 23047 G.A. Kohler Court in Rodanthe, North Carolina, became the ninth beachfront home to collapse this week, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore said.
- Years of accelerated beach erosion have left foundations exposed, with U.S. Geological Survey data showing Cape Hatteras National Seashore losing 3 feet of shoreline annually, exacerbated by Hurricane Imelda's surf.
- Amid a rapid sequence of failures this week, five homes collapsed within an hour on Tuesday and waves reached up to 14 feet Thursday in Buxton, North Carolina.
- Seashore staff will begin initial cleanup on Oct. 4, and visitors are urged to avoid the area between G.A. Kohler Court and Atlantic Drive due to hazardous debris.
- Since 2020, 21 privately owned beach homes have collapsed on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and the Environmental Protection Agency projects sea-level rise could accelerate shoreline retreat fourfold, threatening more than 100 additional structures.
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Outer Banks homeowners react to house collapse in Rodanthe
OUTER BANKS, N.C.(WAVY) - A house collapse in Rodanthe marks the ninth unoccupied home to fall on Hatteras Island in just one week. Rodanthe home collapses, marking ninth Seashore home to fall this week According to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the home in Rodanthe fell just after 6 p.m. Friday evening. Residents on surrounding streets say the collapse coincided with flooding around their homes. “Basically, the water breached this hol…
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Daily PressAnother Outer Banks home tumbles into Atlantic — this time in Rodanthe
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9th oceanfront house in North Carolina's Outer Banks collapses in one week, officials say
RODANTHE, N.C. (WNCN) — A ninth unoccupied oceanfront house has collapsed along Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina's Outer Banks this week. According to the National Park Service, which runs the seashore, a house located at 23047 GA Kohler Court in Rodanthe collapsed shortly before 6 p.m. Friday. PREVIOUSLY: 8th oceanfront house collapses in 3 days along NC Outer Banks, officials say Though the house was the ninth total in t…
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