Richard Branson’s Private Island Gets Hit by Hurricane Irma

Richard Branson’s private island has reportedly been hit hard by Hurricane Irma. The billionaire hid out in his cellar while the storm passed and has started posting blog posts about the experience from the help of a satellite phone.

“I have never seen anything like this hurricane. Necker and the whole area have been completely and utterly devastated. We are still assessing the damage, but whole houses and trees have disappeared. Outside of the bunker, bathroom and bedroom doors and windows have flown 40 feet away.”

He went on to explain that all of his team members remained safe throughout the incident.

All of the team who stayed on Necker and Moskito during the hurricane are safe and well. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by Hurricane #Irma in the BVI & Caribbean. I’ve never seen anything like it. Urge all in its path to seek strong shelter & stay safe. Necker & whole area has been completely devastated. @virginunite have donated to @britishredcross appeal to provide aid, @virginatlantic flight to help recovery. Urge everyone to donate & support any way they can. Thanks for all your well-wishes & support https://virg.in/oNP

A post shared by Richard Branson (@richardbranson) on Sep 7, 2017 at 10:48am PDT

Richard’s son has also been posted to social media to share images of the devastation.

#VirginGorda Update: No fatalities in the North Sound and the Valley. Here are some photos from across the BVI from different sources. So devastating! Looks like the damage is very extensive ?? Thinking of everyone! #britishvirginislands #hurricaneirma #bvi

A post shared by Sam Branson (@bransonsam) on Sep 7, 2017 at 5:44am PDT