BUXTON, N.C. — During low tide and a calm ocean, you can truly see the devastation in Buxton after 15 home collapses in the last six weeks. This week, two Hatteras Island residents were able to meet with state leaders and speak with them about the issues here.

"How this can't be a North Carolina state of emergency, I don't know what else we need. We have the environmental damages from the homes collapsing. We're getting ready to have the loss of road. We got a super fund site with petroleum and the forever chemicals that are still leaching into the ground, which is under control now," said Brian Harris, a member of the Buxton Civic Association.

The calls for a state of emergency in Buxton are a frustration I have heard from neighbors here week after week while covering the disaster. Bria

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