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riversedge

(78,025 posts) Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:50 PM 5 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!

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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 5 hrs ago OP

We need to pull these homes BEFORE they collapse, are they all pukes down there, no responsible people? Blues Heron 5 hrs ago #1

I agree. All those nails, broken boards, windows, ect gets washed ashore to hurt more people!! riversedge 5 hrs ago #2

built way out into the flood zone even if no waves looks like to me msongs 5 hrs ago #3

Even being way up on pilings didn't save them Warpy 4 hrs ago #4

Sorry but... raising2moredems 4 hrs ago #5

Sea you later! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 2 hrs ago #6

I.....should not have laughed at that Skittles 50 min ago #7

Blues Heron

(7,645 posts)

1. We need to pull these homes BEFORE they collapse, are they all pukes down there, no responsible people?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:56 PM

5 hrs ago

riversedge

(78,025 posts)

2. I agree. All those nails, broken boards, windows, ect gets washed ashore to hurt more people!!

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:04 PM

5 hrs ago

msongs

(72,541 posts)

3. built way out into the flood zone even if no waves looks like to me

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:10 PM

5 hrs ago

Warpy

(113,967 posts)

4. Even being way up on pilings didn't save them

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Sep 30, 2025, 10:56 PM

4 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...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Sep 30, 2025, 11:08 PM

4 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.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,178 posts)

6. Sea you later!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 01:23 AM

2 hrs ago

Skittles

(167,766 posts)

7. I.....should not have laughed at that

Reply to RedWhiteBlueIsRacist (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 02:58 AM

50 min ago

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