A private paradise in the middle of the Caribbean became a scene of destruction when, in early September 2017, Hurricane Irma hit the region.
The tropical cyclone was the largest ever recorded in Atlantic Ocean history, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
Among the tens of thousands of people who lost their possessions was billionaire Richard Branson, co-founder of the Virgin Group, who bought Necker Island in 1978 with the initial intention of making it his family's summer home.
After the mourning and shock of seeing his residence in ruins and much of the vegetation damaged, the . . .
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