BUXTON, N.C. — A house collapsed in Buxton, North Carolina, on Tuesday, making it the 12th home in the past five years to do so on the Outer Banks.

Officials with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore said the house at 46227 Tower Circle Road was unoccupied at the time of the collapse. They are urging visitors to avoid the beach and stay out of the water near Buxton to avoid the debris.

A current pre-existing beach safety closure from the north end of Buxton to around off-road vehicle ramp 43 may be expanded as officials monitor the extent of the debris field.

Officials said visitors should also avoid the north end of Rodanthe due to the presence of other threatened oceanfront structures.

The last time a house collapsed on the Outer Banks was last November in Rodanthe, following a succ

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