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riversedge

(78,040 posts)
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:50 PM 19 hrs ago

At least 5 coastal homes collapse into Atlantic Ocean as hurricanes churn offshore

Source: ksnblocal4.com



By David Hylton
Published: Sep. 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago

BUXTON, N.C. (WWBT/Gray News) - Several houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday as two hurricanes churned offshore.

Officials with Cape Hatteras National Seashore said five oceanfront homes collapsed in Buxton within a 60-minute time frame, beginning at around 2 p.m. Tuesday.

No injuries have been reported, authorities said.



Read more: https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2025/09/30/least-5-homes-collapse-into-atlantic-north-carolinas-coast-hurricanes-churn-offshore/




Hurricane Waves Knock 5 Homes into Ocean in 1 Hour!

https://youtube.com/shorts/h6seWW-w8M0?si=R5wE9I7FreoEkuX8




Several homes collapsed into the Atlantic along North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday. (BRIAN HARRIS, ISLAND FREE PRESS, CNN, Brian Harris/Island Free Press)
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At least 5 coastal homes collapse into Atlantic Ocean as hurricanes churn offshore (Original Post) riversedge 19 hrs ago OP
We need to pull these homes BEFORE they collapse, are they all pukes down there, no responsible people? Blues Heron 19 hrs ago #1
I agree. All those nails, broken boards, windows, ect gets washed ashore to hurt more people!! riversedge 19 hrs ago #2
built way out into the flood zone even if no waves looks like to me msongs 19 hrs ago #3
Even being way up on pilings didn't save them Warpy 18 hrs ago #4
Sorry but... raising2moredems 18 hrs ago #5
Sea you later! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 15 hrs ago #6
I.....should not have laughed at that Skittles 14 hrs ago #7

Blues Heron

(7,650 posts)
1. We need to pull these homes BEFORE they collapse, are they all pukes down there, no responsible people?
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:56 PM
19 hrs ago

riversedge

(78,040 posts)
2. I agree. All those nails, broken boards, windows, ect gets washed ashore to hurt more people!!
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:04 PM
19 hrs ago

Warpy

(113,970 posts)
4. Even being way up on pilings didn't save them
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:56 PM
18 hrs ago
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/h6seWW-w8M0

Anything built on the beach has to be considered temporary. Keep it simple, Stupid.

raising2moredems

(741 posts)
5. Sorry but...
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 11:08 PM
18 hrs ago

If your home has to be on stilts, perhaps it shouldn't be there. I don't recall any history books (from long before the whitewashing started to happen) talking about Native Americans living on the beach.

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