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FEMA Rules Leave Coastal Homeowners Waiting for Collapse
An NPR investigation finds FEMA flood insurance pays only after homes collapse, leaving coastal owners trapped as erosion and rising seas accelerate.
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An NPR investigation finds FEMA flood insurance pays only after homes collapse, leaving coastal owners trapped as erosion and rising seas accelerate.
A North Carolina Outer Banks home collapsed into the Atlantic on Tuesday, the 32nd since 2020, as coastal erosion accelerates and hurricane season begins.