A third home has collapsed along Cape Hatteras National Seashore, highlighting the ongoing threat of erosion and rising sea levels to North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Eight homes have fallen into the ocean in Rodanthe, N.C., since 2020, and more in the Outer Banks remain vulnerable to higher tides and looming storms.

No injuries were reported. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore urged visitors to avoid the beach and stay out of the water near the north end of Rodanthe. "Dangerous debris may be present on the beach and in the water to the north and south of the collapse site,