Six houses have collapsed into the waves at Rodanthe this year, and 11 in the past four years. Due to increasing erosion, more are poised to fall in any time.

The question is becoming not how to save such houses, but rather how to remove them before they collapse.

https://www.wunc.org/environment/2024-11-22/beachfront-homes-collapsing-north-carolina-rodanthe-outer-banks