Though the British Virgin Islands are currently taking a direct hit from historic Hurricane Irma, Richard Branson is there taking his chances.
On Tuesday, the Virgin Group founder and billionaire released a statement sharing that he'll remain on his private island for the duration of the category 5 storm.
He says he's remained on Necker Island for past hurricanes and plans to do the same this week despite the severity of the storm:
Expecting full force of Hurricane #Irma in about 4 hours, we’ll retreat to a concrete wine cellar under the house https://t.co/tF84SPx7aB http://pic.twitter.com/wMUDoX3O4v
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) September 6, 2017 Read more...
via Zero Tech Blog
