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Beachfront Home Collapses as Hurricane Imelda Triggers Strong Surf

At least five homes suffered damage as coastal flooding affected North Carolina's Outer Banks on Tuesday, September 30, according to https://www.wral.com/news/state/buxton-homes-collapse-atlantic-ocean-september-2025/ local reports citing National Parks workers. https://www.wral.com/news/state/buxton-homes-collapse-atlantic-ocean-september-2025/ According to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, five unoccupied homes had collapsed in Buxton as of 3:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon. The state's Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced it would be https://x.com/NCDOT_NC12/status/1973078532822536556 closing North Carolina Highway 12 (NC 12) 'on the north end of Ocracoke Island after the arrival of the last ferry from Hatteras' on Tuesday due to 'increasing ocean overwash.' As of late Tuesday afternoon, https://newswire.storyful.com/collections/tropical-storm-imelda_7121 Imelda was a Category 1 hurricane approximately 665 miles (1,070 km) west-southwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h), according to the https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/301733.shtml National Hurricane Center. Footage taken by Brayan Garcia captures the moment a home collapsed in Buxton on Tuesday afternoon. (Footage by Brayan Garcia/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
At least five homes suffered damage as coastal flooding affected North Carolina's Outer Banks on Tuesday, September 30, according to https://www.wral.com/news/state/buxton-homes-collapse-atlantic-ocean-september-2025/ local reports citing National Parks workers. https://www.wral.com/news/state/buxton-homes-collapse-atlantic-ocean-september-2025/ According to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, five unoccupied homes had collapsed in Buxton as of 3:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon. The state's Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced it would be https://x.com/NCDOT_NC12/status/1973078532822536556 closing North Carolina Highway 12 (NC 12) 'on the north end of Ocracoke Island after the arrival of the last ferry from Hatteras' on Tuesday due to 'increasing ocean overwash.' As of late Tuesday afternoon, https://newswire.storyful.com/collections/tropical-storm-imelda_7121 Imelda was a Category 1 hurricane approximately 665 miles (1,070 km) west-southwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h), according to the https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/301733.shtml National Hurricane Center. Footage taken by Brayan Garcia captures the moment a home collapsed in Buxton on Tuesday afternoon. (Footage by Brayan Garcia/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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