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NC leaders push Congress to help take down at-risk Outer Banks homes — before they collapse
Dec 5, 20251 minS0
<p >Homes collapsing into the ocean in Buxton, N.C. in September 2025. (Photo: Cape Hatteras National Seashore /National Park Service)</p> <p> </p> <p>This story was produced by WHRO Public Media. Sign up for their newsletter here.</p> <p>In recent months, news of Outer Banks homes falling into the ocean seemed nonstop.Five fell in Buxton within just one hour in late September. Three more came down in the following days. Another five shortly before Halloween.Since 2020, 27 homes have collapsed along the Outer Banks, all of them unoccupied, as strong waves from storms and rising waters eat away a...
