Yet another house has collapsed into the surf at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina, where park officials on Tuesday urged visitors to avoid the beach and stay out of the water near Buxton.
The unoccupied house was located at 46227 Tower Circle Road in Buxton.
A pre-existing beach safety closure from the north end of Buxton to around off-road vehicle ramp 43 might need to be expanded, depending on the extent of the debris field, a seashore release said. Visitors should also avoid the north end of Rodanthe due to the presence of threatened oceanfront structures.
The collapse of the house at 46227 Tower Circle Road is the 12th house collapse on seashore beaches over the past five years. Learn more about the threatened oceanfront structures that border the seashore at this page.
When initially constructed, the collapsed homes were located much farther back from the waterline, but over the years coastal erosion has narrowed that gap.
"Privately-owned oceanfront houses adjacent to seashore beaches are typical, elevated beach-style homes situated on pilings with a concrete driveway, parking pad, and septic systems. Many private properties adjacent to the beach in Rodanthe, which previously contained backyard land, dunes, and dry sand, are either partially or fully covered with ocean water on a regular basis," seashore staff note on their website. "During severe weather events, which the Outer Banks of North Carolina experiences throughout the year, privately-owned oceanfront houses in vulnerable areas get battered by strong winds and large waves, leading to the collapse of houses in recent years."
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