After Five Homes Fall in Buxton, Cleanup Push Continues Despite Federal Government Shutdown

Buxton strewn with debris amid government shutdown

A rainbow appears Thursday morning over the debris in Buxton. Photo: Don Bowers/Island Free Press Reprinted from Island Free Press. Debris from five oceanfront home collapses continues to cover the shoreline in Buxton as the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) moves forward with a coordinated cleanup response, despite the ongoing federal shutdown. The public is advised to avoid the beach south of Old Lighthouse Road, where pilings, broken con…

After five homes fall in Buxton, cleanup push continues despite federal government shutdown

Debris from five oceanfront home collapses continues to cover the shoreline in Buxton as the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) moves forward with a coordinated cleanup response, despite the ongoing federal shutdown. The public is advised to avoid the beach south of Old Lighthouse Road, where pilings, broken construction materials, and household debris remain scattered along the surf zone and are shifting with each tide, creating dangerous c…