Tens of thousands of villas have been transformed into "Row 0 of the sea view". He saw the dreamer's collapse in the open space: he has never lived in it! | International

The sea-view house bought by the tycoon has become a house in the sea. (Photo / Dazhi / Associated Press)

Owning a sea-view villa is the dream of many people, but an American homeowner spent US$550,000 (approximately NT$16.38 million) to buy a sea-view house in August last year, but he did not live in the villa for a day. Involved in the sea due to the storm, the first row of sea view became “Row 0 of sea view”, and the once beautiful villa was ruined in a beach.

According to the “Washington Post” report, Ralph Patricelli (Ralph Patricelli), a real estate agent in California, and his sister jointly bought this beachfront villa in North Carolina in August last year. This retro and elegant villa, There are two-story terraces overlooking the blue Atlantic Ocean. Pachery said that he not only regarded this house as an ideal place to live, but also decided to entertain relatives and friends in the future.

Residents on the same coastline are also suffering. (Photo / Dazhi / Associated Press)

First, however, a storm in November damaged the villa’s septic tank, prompting local officials to warn the site was temporarily uninhabitable, and then another storm in May this year that made the villa part of the Atlantic Ocean along with nearby houses. , the house was “buried in the sea” within 300 days of Pachery’s purchase. Pacheri revealed that he was very aware of the risks of the sea view house, but did not expect a disaster to come in such a short period of time. Now, “there is only an open space left there.” Although he has the idea of rebuilding, he will definitely choose to stay farther from the sea. place to rebuild.

Marine experts say houses near coastlines are inherently at risk, and as climate change and extreme weather intensify, many future hazards are now in progress, and tragedies like those of Achery will continue to unfold around the world. Aaron Cheri also admitted that in order to increase the chances of selling or renting sea-view properties, more and more businesses are providing flood insurance, and this tragedy has also made him realize the dangers of climate change, far more than most people imagine. Faster and bigger.