At Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe, tourists walked the beach and took in the summer sun Thursday afternoon. But a week ago, the ocean swept away another house, the seventh since 2020.

RODANTHE, N.C. — Another house collapsed into the ocean in Rodanthe, North Carolina, on Tuesday, making it the third time this happened in one week, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore said.

Elevated tides claimed another beachfront home in Rodanthe along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the National Park Service reports.

Two houses collapsed in Rodanthe, North Carolina, just hours apart on the same day. This is the fourth house to collapse in the Outer Banks area this year.

Two houses collapsed in Rodanthe, North Carolina on the same day. The public is warned to stay out of the area.