Janice R. Andrews
On Friday, a startling video showed the dramatic moment a house in North Carolina crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. The video, which was posted to Instagram, shows the strong waves tearing apart the wooden foundation of the Rodanthe home, which is situated on Hatteras Island.
The sound of a tremendous smash can be heard in the widely viewed video as the home falls into the water, being thrown back and forth by the unrelenting waves. Thankfully, no one was inside the house at the time, and no injuries were recorded, as stated in a National Park Service press release.
Officials from Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge and Cape Hatteras National Seashore have advised tourists to avoid the beaches near Rodanthe in reaction to the event. “All public entry from the northern boundary of Rodanthe up to the northern end of the Jug Handle Bridge is closed,” said the park administration. There may be hazardous material on the beach and in the sea for several kilometres, making the area perilous right now.
In the last four years, this house on Corbina Drive is the eighth to fall near the shores of the National Seashore. In the interim, until more arrangements are made once the high tide conditions pass next week, the National Park Service is working with the homeowner to handle the debris collection.
Until Monday morning, there are still coastal flooding advisories in place for the Outer Banks of North Carolina, which include the Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. Tropical Storm Ernesto is to blame for the bad beach conditions, as it has intensified the problem by bringing big waves and rip currents to the East Coast.
