On the Outer Banks of North Carolina, an overnight storm caused another home to fall into the ocean – the latest collapse on a shoreline where rising sea levels and severe erosion are increasingly putting buildings at risk.
The home at 23241 Surf Side Dr. in Rodanthe collapsed in the dark sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning, according to a press release from the National Park Service, which manages the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The home was unoccupied when a storm brought high winds and flooding to the area.
The collapse is the sixth since May, the agency said. Officials warned that more structures could be at risk of collapse or damage, naming buildings on Sea Oats Drive and G.A. Kohler Court, where another three homes fell into the ocean over a four-day stretch in September.
Park Service officials knew the four-bedroom house that fell into the ocean was …