Yet Another Rodanthe Beach House Falls Into The Sea - 7 Collapses In Past 4 Years

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The home on a beach of North Carolina’s Outer Banks leaned against the surf before the pilings below it sagged, then gave way, toppling the entire structure into the sea. A beachgoer posted video of the collapse on Instagram on 16 August. “A Rodanthe NC house was consumed by the ocean right in front of me!” the caption read.

The National Park Service said the home collapse was the seventh to happen in Rodanthe in four years, and warned visitors to stay away from beaches near the Cape Hatteras national seashore. Public entry was closed from Rodanthe to Jug Handle Bridge as debris from the collapse washed ashore, bringing jagged pieces of metal and wood planks riddled with nails on to the beaches.

Officials said many other homes in the Rodanthe area appeared to have sustained damages: “Dangerous debris may be present on the beach and in the water for more than a dozen miles.” An alert from the park service warned of “exposed hazards, such as house-related septic systems, wires, pipes and broken concrete parking pads”.

The beach house, which had been an active vacation rental until earlier this summer, was unoccupied and no injuries were reported in the collapse. The property is owned by a couple from Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/17/north-carolina-house-collapse-beach

[Faux pas]

1. Mother Nature

always wins.

[Blues Heron]

2. they need to clear those homes out of there before they collapse like this

Maybe charge the owners for creating a minor preventable disaster, or at least bill them for the cleanup and the need to close the beach. You shouldnt be allowed to contaminate the shoreline with impunity like this.

[Srkdqltr]

3. My thought too. They had to know the house was going. It should have been pulled out before it fell.

How selfish polluting the shore like that.

[gab13by13]

4. We used to vacation in the lower Outer Banks a lot,

but it has been a few years. Is that the place where the road always washed out at high tide?