From the Daily Mail: Six beachfront houses fell into the ocean Tuesday as rough surf from offshore hurricanes pounded North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
The homes, perched on stilts in Buxton on Hatteras Island, buckled one by one as six-to-12 foot waves from Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda slammed the coast.
Five fell in under an hour just after 2pm and a sixth toppled just before midnight, locals said. They were condemned back in 2023, and though once valued at around $400,000 each, the homes had lost all their worth by the time they toppled.
The homes were the latest beachfront structures to fall in the Hatteras Island area. The destruction brings the total number of Hatteras Island homes lost to the sea to 18 since 2020.
Buxton Civic Association’s Heather Jennette told the Daily Mail, “As of this morning we have lost six houses. It’s very sad. What’s more sad is that North Carolina is the only state with laws restricting the ability to try and help strengthen our coast. We have known this would happen without increased stabilization.”
Video footages shows the ones toppling over into the ocean. The collapses have left a massive amount of debris in the water and on the shore.
WATCH: Five empty beachfront homes collapse on the North Carolina coast as swells from Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda create rough surf conditions. pic.twitter.com/rttfe1bW8n
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 1, 2025
WATCH: Drone captures homes collapsing along North Carolina’s Outer Banks as massive waves from Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda hit the coast. pic.twitter.com/RrRNQpY8fe
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 1, 2025
Justin Michaels of The Weather Channel also shared the following video:
🌊🏚️ In Buxton, NC, the ocean keeps claiming more homes. The latest—Evan’s Cottage—was rented just a month ago. Now? Condemned, empty, and teetering on the edge of collapse into the Atlantic.
Neighbors believe it’s the next to go, a stark reminder of how quickly the shoreline is… pic.twitter.com/8Yuu1HnP81
— Justin Michaels (@JMichaelsNews) October 1, 2025
🌊HOMES COLLAPSE: A drone video shows homes along North Carolina’s Outer Banks collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean after massive waves kicked up by hurricanes Humberto and Imelda pounded the coast. More: https://t.co/gjGV0kHkYb pic.twitter.com/5NkXYvfgrH
— FOX Weather (@foxweather) October 1, 2025
HOMES COLLAPSE: Large swells from a pair of offshore hurricanes caused five unoccupied homes in Buxton, North Carolina, to collapse. https://t.co/upLbKU1k2O pic.twitter.com/0f5poIFty7
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) October 1, 2025
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