"On September 15, there were five houses on GA Kohler Court. Now, there are two." The footage documents the collapse of beach homes in quick succession in what is described as a “domino effect.” Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!
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00:00There used to be at least 100 yards of beach and a dune protecting them from the ocean many,
00:05many years ago when they were built. Video journalist Jenny Kuntz explains,
00:10now these houses are sitting in water that they were never meant to be in.
00:14Five homes in Rodanth, North Carolina have been swallowed by the sea. The coastal erosion and
00:20storms have been forcing the foundations into the Atlantic since September 15th.
00:25Kuntz says the rate of coastal erosion in the picturesque community of Rodanth
00:30has reached startling levels, approximately 13 feet per year.
00:34On September 15, there were five houses on G.A. Coler Court. Now there are two.
00:40The footage documents the collapse of the beach homes in quick succession,
00:44in what is described as a domino effect.