Hurricane Ernesto: Rough seas along the North Carolina Outer Banks collapses home in Rodanthe, litters beach with debris

RODANTHE, N.C. (WTVD) — Tough seas from Hurricane Ernesto have despatched no less than one house into the ocean in Rodanthe.

Video and footage posted by Chicamacomico Banks Hearth & Rescue present the breathtaking scene with particles littering the seaside and an entire house floating within the surf.

“Please don’t enter the ocean because the particles will probably be washing round for the following few days,” the primary responders wrote on social media.

The world the place that is taking place is alongside Corbina Drive, and houses like this collapsing into the ocean is changing into all too frequent an issue within the Outer Banks. Simply up to now 4 years there have been six houses in Rodanthe which have collapsed.

Collapsing houses alongside the ocean could cause a myriad of issues for folks in addition to the native ecosystem. That is why the Superintendent of the Nationwide Park Service protecting Cape Hatteras launched a pilot program to purchase up a number of the houses to tear them down.

“We needed to have prepared sellers’ homes that have been basically within the ocean at excessive tide every single day. We discovered the cash to buy these properties. We eliminated the homes utterly, demolished them utterly and restored the seaside. And if we went out to that location immediately, you would not have a lot to see as a result of it could simply be a ravishing seaside,” mentioned David Hullac with the U.S. Nationwide Park Service.

They’ve efficiently purchased two houses and wish to see the state fund this system much more.