Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) was notified shortly before 6 p.m. that an unoccupied house collapsed at 23047 G.A. Kohler Court in Rodanthe, North Carolina. Seashore staff are responding to the collapse and plan to begin initial cleanup efforts tomorrow, Oct. 4.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore will deploy about two dozen staff to Buxton tomorrow, Oct. 3, to contribute to the significant cleanup efforts associated with recent house collapses in Buxton.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) was notified this afternoon that five unoccupied houses have collapsed in Buxton, North Carolina. Seashore visitors are urged to stay away from the collapsed house sites and to use caution for miles to the south of the sites, due to the presence of potentially hazardous debris. This is an ongoing incident; further collapses are possible due to the ocean conditions.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore urges visitors to exercise caution this while while traveling and to stay out of closed beach areas and the ocean due to hazardous conditions.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore is urging its visitors to avoid the beach and stay out of the water near Buxton, due to a collapse of an unoccupied house at 46227 Tower Circle Road in Buxton, North Carolina.