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A host of celebrities including Johnny Depp, Eddie Murphy and Bruce Willis have private islands and homes in the path of destructive Hurricane Irma.
The powerful category 5 hurricane is sweeping through the Caribbean and has already left Richard Branson’s Necker Island home in the British Virgin Islands “uninhabitable”.
Meanwhile Donald Trump’s multi-million pound Chateau des Palmiers, or Castle of the Palms, was in the direct path of Irma as it hit the island of St Martin on Wednesday.
St Martin local official Daniel Gibbs described the storm as an “enormous catastrophe” for the island.
Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Eddie Murphy both own private islands in the Bahamas, as does illusionist David Copperfield.
Their homes in Little Hall’s Pond Cay, Rooster Cay and Musha Cay are all in danger of being ravaged by wind and rain over the coming days.
The hurricane could also slam into villas owned by actor Bruce Willis and Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards on Parrot Cay in Turks and Caicos.
Mick Jagger’s property on Mustique – an island in St Vincent and the Grenadines – Oprah Winfrey’s home on Antigua, and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich’s pad on St Barts – in Guadeloupe – were also in Irma’s path.
Hurricane Irma – In pictures
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Devastation in Philipsburg, Saint Martin
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More damage in Saint Martin
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Pleasure craft lie crammed against the shore in Paraquita Bay, British Virgin Islands
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A street in Gustavia on the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Barthelemy in the Caribbean
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Members of the civil defence in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
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A destroyed building in Gustavia on the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Barthelemy
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Saint Martin
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Rescue staff from the Municipal Emergency Management Agency check a flooded car in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
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Flooded houses in Gustavia, Saint-Barthelemy
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People pick up debris in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
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A flooded street on the French overseas island of Saint-Martin, after high winds from Hurricane Irma hit the island
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Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Jose in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday. Jose strengthened into a category 1 hurricane, as Irma, a category 5 hurricane continues to move through the Caribbean, battering Barbuda, St. Martin and Puerto Rico
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The destruction at Sir Richard Branson’s island of Necker
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Saint Martin
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A woman pushes out floodwaters on her property in St John’s
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Florida residents fleeing from the expected path of Irma
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Cars left flooded in Saint Martin
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Saint Martin is suffering catastrophic flooding
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Hurricane Irma hitting Saint Martin
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Some of the devastation left behind at Saint Martin
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Hurricane Irma hits Saint Martin
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Floodwaters run down a street in Saint Martin
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Residents in St Petersburg, Florida, carry sandbags ahead of Hurricane Irma
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A satellite image shows Hurricane Irma at 11AM UK time slamming into the French Caribbean islands. Countries can be seen outlined on the image
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A view of the Baie Nettle beach in Marigot ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma
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Employees load plywood for customers in preparation for Hurricane Irma at Lowe’s in Jacksonville, Florida
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Shoppers in Florida ransacked a supermarket as they prepared for Hurricane Irma
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Shoppers at Costco waited up to eight hours for water and essentials in preparation for Hurricane Irma in North Miami
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Policemen talk to customers at a Costco shop in North Miami as mineral water is sold out and people shop ahead of Hurricane Irma
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Members of the Civil Defense prepare their gear ahead of Hurricane Irma, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Cars wait in line at a petrol station in North Miami as people shop ahead of Hurricane Irma
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People put boards on their windows in Saint Martin
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Residents and municipal employees work together to fill sandbags at Bartlett Park as residents in the area gather supplies and prepare ahead of Hurricane Irma in St. Petersburg, Florida
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A shelf normally containing packaged water is empty at a Piggly Wiggly store in Panama City, Florida
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People load up their cars with sandbags in St Petersburg as the storm approaches
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A thermal image of Harricane Irma
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Men in Puerto Rico board up their homes as Hurricane Irma heads for Caribbean
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Satellite image shows Hurricane Irma at 10.45am UK time followed by Tropical Storm Jose
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Devastating Hurricane Irma has already wreaked havoc across the Caribbean, flattening buildings and killing at least 10 people.
It is the largest storm ever to form in the Atlantic Ocean, is on a collision course with southern Florida and could hit the US state this weekend.
Winds measuring 185 mph winds blasted the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rica and a chain of Caribbean Islands on Wednesday.
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