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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andre Muggiati

A huge luxury home is about to fall into the sea and nobody knows what to do with it

A home sits atop of a sandy bluff overlooking a beach in Wellfleet, Mass, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 - (Photos AP)

A multimillion-dollar house overlooking Cape Cod Bay is teetering on the brink of collapse, a stark illustration of the relentless power of coastal erosion exacerbated by climate change.

The home, perched precariously on a sandy bluff in Wellfleet, is a ticking time bomb, its concrete footings exposed as the land beneath it steadily disappears.

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