Five unoccupied homes have collapsed and been swept into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday as powerful waves from hurricanes Humberto and Imelda slam the southeastern coast.
The collapses all occurred in Buxton within about 45 minutes, starting about 2 p.m. ET, according to Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials. There are no reports of any injuries.
“It was insane, it sounded like bombs going off,” local resident Hunter Hicks told FOX Weather Correspondent Katie Byrne. “Windows were cracking, pylons were cracking, houses were just washing all the way down the ocean. It’s pretty bad here right now.”
Three of the homes that collapsed were neighbors on Cottage Avenue, and two other neighboring homes fell on nearby Tower Circle Road.
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