Five of the unoccupied houses collapsed within 45 minutes, the National Park Service said, as a high tide pounded the beach and washed over dunes.

Five of the unoccupied houses collapsed within 45 minutes, the National Park Service said, as a high tide pounded the beach and washed over dunes.

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