At least six North Carolina beach houses crumbled into the ocean Tuesday as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda roared past the East Coast.
Five houses – all built on stilts – collapsed Tuesday in Buxton, the easternmost-elbow of the vulnerable Outer Banks.
Overnight, the sixth home fell and was destroyed.
At least six North Carolina beach houses crumbled into the ocean Tuesday as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda roared by in the Atlantic. AP
Five houses – each built on stilts – collapsed Tuesday in Buxton, the easternmost-elbow of the vulnerable Outer Banks islands. North Carolina Beach Buggy Association
Nobody was hurt in the damage, and each of the homes were empty at the time, the National Park Service said.
Frightening footage captured one of the homes swaying on its stilts over the churning and overflown sea, before pieces began to fall from the structure and the home nosedived into the waves.
The sixth home fell and was destroyed overnight. Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Another clipped captured a home dropping straight onto its foundation and into the incoming surf as it was torn apart.
A mess of wood and debris filled the foregrounds in each clip.
Satellite image shows Hurricane Imelda looming off the southeastern coast. NOAA/AFP via Getty Images
Imelda mercifully avoided landfall in the US and turned out to sea about halfway up the Florida coast, but still sent dangerous winds, waves and rain crashing into the southern US coast.
The conditions were complicated by Hurricane Humberto, which charged through the western Atlantic nearby. Humberto also remained offshore, but its winds also threw waves and rain at the southern states before dissipating by Tuesday.
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