Homes toppled into the Atlantic after coastal erosion and storms blasted their foundations at a rate of 13 feet a year.

Five homes in the picturesque community of Rodanthe in North Carolina have been swallowed by the relentless force of the sea since September 15.

Jenni Koontz, a 40-year-old video journalist has documented the devastation caused by rising sea levels and accelerating coastal erosion.

Over the past few weeks, Koontz has returned to the same area near Rodanthe almost daily.