Hurricane Raises Questions About Rebuilding Along North Carolina’s Coast

Hurricane Raises Questions About Rebuilding Along North Carolina’s Coast
People work in the reconstruction of Rodanthe pier after being partially damaged after the pass of Hurricane Florence, on Sept. 18, 2018. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
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RODANTHE, N.C. —When Florence was raging Sept. 14 on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the hurricane tore a 40-foot chunk from a fishing pier that juts into the ocean at the state’s most popular tourist destination.

The privately owned Rodanthe pier has already undergone half a million dollars in renovation in seven years and the owners started a new round of repairs this week.