Swept away: $500,000 sand dune built to protect US homes disappears in days
by Erum Salam from Environment | The Guardian on (#6KAT8)
Property owners dumped 15,000 tons of sand in a Massachusetts town to fend off dangerous tides, but it was swept away in 72 hours
A sand dune that cost homeowners on a Massachusetts beach more than half a million dollars to construct has washed away after just three days.
An affluent group of beachfront property owners in Salisbury, Massachusetts - a coastal town 35 miles north of Boston - are mourning the loss of their investment after a safety measure they took to protect their homes failed.
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