North Carolina beach house collapses in a dramatic way into the sea
National Park Service says collapse is the seventh of Rodanthe in the past four years. The park also warns about the risk of falling debris on the beach
The beach house in the Outer Banks located in the state of the North Carolina’s Outer Banks leaned against the waves before the pilings below it began to slide, before giving way, dumping the entire structure into ocean.
A beachgoer uploaded a video footage of the collapse to Instagram on the 16th of August. “A Rodanthe NC house was consumed by the ocean right in front of me!” the caption reads.
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The National Park Service declared that the collapse of the home was the seventh incident to occur in Rodanthe in the past four years and advised guests to stay clear of beaches close to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Cape Hatteras national seashore.
The public was barred between Rodanthe up to the Jug Handle Bridge as debris from the collapse washed up on shore with sharp bits of wood and metal filled with nails to the shores.
Officials stated that several other homes within the Rodanthe area appear to have suffered damage: “Dangerous debris may be present on the beach and in the water for more than a dozen miles.”
A notice issued by park officials warned “exposed hazards, such as house-related septic systems, wires, pipes and broken concrete parking pads”.
The beach house, which was a popular vacation rental up to the end of summer the house was empty and there were no injuries attributable to the collapse. It is the property of a couple who hail from Hershey, Pennsylvania.
The swells were likely due to the increased swells in the ocean caused by the hurricane Ernesto who hit Bermuda at around noon on the Saturday morning, with winds of 85mph and waves of 35 feet (10.5 meters) as a result of erosion on the beach as a regular part of life on the beach, which has gotten worse because of the rising sea level caused by our climate change experts claim.
In fact, as the home located on East Corbina Drive collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean, powerful waves were seen smashing into the walls and tearing away a huge porch, and tearing the structure into pieces, a video illustrates.
Plans to get rid of the debris were not taken by the property owner at the time of this writing which prompted the park service to look into a removal project on its own.
“The [park] does not expect significant debris removal efforts to occur until after the elevated sea conditions subside early next week,” officials informed The News and Observer.
