Hurricane Irma wrecks Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island home

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Image captionSir Richard is taking stock after last week's storm

Sir Richard Branson says most of the buildings and vegetation on Necker, his Caribbean island, have been destroyed or badly damaged by Hurricane Irma.

Necker is among the 50 British Virgin Islands (BVI). Sir Richard says he has visited the nearest ones to Necker and has seen "first-hand how ferocious and unforgiving this storm was". 

The hurricane killed five people in the territory and the BVI's premier has asked the UK to give long-term support.

Sir Richard and his team are safe.