Two neighboring homes collapsing within hours in Rodanthe has local officials urging visitors to avoid all beaches in town. Around 9:18 p.m., an unoccupied, one-story home on G A Kohler Court fell down and washed out into the ocean to mark the second home collapse of the day along the stretch of oceanfront homes.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials are urging the public to avoid all Rodanthe beaches due to a second home that has collapsed within a 24-hour period.T

The pilings of the red-doored cottage at 23009 GA Kohler Court were taken out by the collapse of the adjacent house at 23001 GA Kohler early Friday morning, National Park Service spokesman Michael