US: Unoccupied Homes in Buxton, NC Collapse Amid Rough Seas From Offshore Hurricanes 2

On Tuesday, September 30, at least five unoccupied oceanfront homes in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic due to rough surf driven by offshore hurricanes Humberto and Imelda. Another home fell the following morning, bringing the total to six this week and 18 on Hatteras Island since 2020. No injuries were reported, but authorities closed parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore due to dangerous debris.

Japan-U.S. joint anti-disaster drill in Okinawa

Japan-U.S. joint anti-disaster drill in Okinawa

Japanese firefighters and U.S. Navy personnel conduct a joint emergency drill at the U.S. White Beach Naval Facility in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Uruma, southern Japan, on Feb. 7, 2025, under the scenario of a Navy helicopter crashing outside the U.S. base, injuring many local residents.

Japan-U.S. joint anti-disaster drill in Okinawa

Japan-U.S. joint anti-disaster drill in Okinawa

Japanese firefighters and U.S. Navy personnel conduct a joint emergency drill at the U.S. White Beach Naval Facility in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Uruma, southern Japan, on Feb. 7, 2025, under the scenario of a Navy helicopter crashing outside the U.S. base, injuring many local residents.

U.S. Marines in Okinawa

U.S. Marines in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Corps arrive at the White Beach U.S. Naval facility in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in April 2011, after taking part in Operation Tomodachi to support people affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. On Feb. 6, 2012, Japan and the United States confirmed a policy to move about 4,700 U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam, delinking the troops' transfer from a plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the prefecture, Japanese officials said.

U.S. Marines in Okinawa

U.S. Marines in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Corps arrive at the White Beach U.S. Naval facility in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in April 2011, after taking part in Operation Tomodachi to support people affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. On Feb. 6, 2012, Japan and the United States confirmed a policy to move about 4,700 U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam, delinking the troops' transfer from a plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the prefecture, Japanese officials said. (Kyodo)