The home featured on “The Real World: Key West” proved it can stand up to a hurricane, because it only suffered minor damages against Irma’s 130 mph winds … TMZ has learned. Homeowner Andrew Lippi says he’s lucky because the only…
Showing posts with label Irma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irma. Show all posts
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Tyson Beckford Fires Back After Catching Backlash from Irma
Tyson Beckford hunkered down during Hurricane Irma solely to support, and potentially save, family and neighbors — and he says anyone giving him crap for it should get their priorities straight. Tyson tells TMZ … ever since he posted a vid…
Monday, September 11, 2017
Hurricane Irma and Harvey Telethon Draws Huge Stars on Live 17-Network Broadcast
The telethon to raise money for victims of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey has picked up steam, and could be one of the biggest ever of its kind when it hits the air tomorrow night. The list of celebs is super impressive. TMZ has learned of the new…
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Miami Streets Look Like Rivers During Hurricane Irma
Miami is starting to look like a city that’s underwater due to massive flooding from Hurricane Irma … and some of the footage of the city is insane. Store owners in #Miami watch as their store is surrounded by a wall of water. What a terrible and…
Richard Branson"s Necker Island Devastated by Hurricane Irma
Richard Branson’s private Caribbean island was virtually decimated by Hurricane Irma … and TMZ has learned there were some casualties. TMZ obtained these photos, which vividly show the power the storm on Necker Island. The main house was all…
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Rapper Jim Jones Riding Out Hurricane Irma With 2-Year Supply Of Cereal
Rapper Jim Jones is riding out Hurricane Irma but he won’t be going hungry because his Miami crib is stocked to the brim with a 2-year supply of his favorite cereals! We spoke with the rapper who told us mostly what we’ve been hearing about getting…
Friday, September 8, 2017
Dog the Bounty Hunter: Fugitives Seeking Shelter for Hurricane Irma Should go to Jail
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s got ZERO sympathy for fugitives seeking shelter as Hurricane Irma heads to Florida. He says throw ‘em in the pokey … however, there’s a huge BUT. We got Dog with his wife, Beth, leaving Craig’s Thursday night in WeHo and…
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Key West"s Hemingway House Almost Certainly an Irma Casualty
The legendary Ernest Hemingway home appears doomed … an almost certain casualty of Hurricane Irma … this according to local law enforcement. The Key West home — made of wood and built in the 1850’s — sits about 16 feet above sea…
Hurricane Irma, Celebrity Homes in Path of Destruction in Miami Beach
Hurricane Irma is poised to wreak havoc in the Miami area, and a bunch of enormous celebrity homes are in the line of extreme danger. Gloria Estefan, Diddy, and ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ stars Roy and Lea Black all own homes on star-studded Star…
Hurricane Irma Evacuees Swarm Miami International Airport
Hurricane Irma’s catastrophic winds barreling their way to Florida have triggered a mass exodus and Miami International Airport is feeling the squeeze. This video was shot Thursday in one of the terminals and you can see would-be passengers packed…
Zander Venezia Dies; Professional Surfer Perishes in Hurricane Irma
Zander Venezia, a rising star in the professional surfing world, was killed on Tuesday while trying to ride a wave in Barbados during Hurricane Irma.
He was 16 years old.
According to the outlet Surfcide, Venezia – a native of Bridgetown, Barbados – was surfing a severe break known as “Box by Box” on the Caribbean island’s east side when he was caught by a closeout set of waves that drove him straight to the shallow, rocky bottom.
It was then that he smacked his head on the reef… was knocked unconscious … and drowned.
Just to weeks ago, the teenager won the $ 250 top prize at the Rip Curl Grom Search in North Carolina.
“Super happy to take the win at the @ripcurl_usa Grom Search in Outer Banks,” Venezia wrote as a caption to the above image at the time.
Venezia was in his native land with fellow surfers Nathan Florence, Dylan Graves, Balaram Stack and Asher Nolan, along with photographers Daniel Russo and Jimmy Wilson.
Stab Magazine reports that they had all flown in to island to surf Irma’s swell.
Irma has been classified as a Category 5 storm.
Experts believe it is on track to be the most powerful and damaging hurricane to ever form over the Atlantic Ocean, as nearly the entire state of Florida has been evacuated in response.
But back to Venezia:
On Tuesday morning, Florence was the first person to notice Venezia’s board floating in the water.
He rushed over to see what had happened and came upon Venezia’s limp body, still underwater and being hit hard by the building surf.
Former Bajan professional-turned-surf instructor Alan Burke explained to Surfcide that Florence screamed for assistance, attempting to get a bleeding and unresponsive Venezia to the shore safely.
“They tried to get him to the beach quickly, which was difficult,” Burke said.
“Box by Box is a tough place to get in and out of, even if you have the ability. There’s lots of big rocks around, and some stick out of the water.”
He continued as follows:
“When they finally did get him in, they performed CPR on the beach.
“The ambulance came really swiftly from Speightstown, and the whole drive Nathan Florence, Dylan Graves and the paramedics continued to try and revive him.
“But once they got him to the hospital, Zander was breathing, but not responsive. From the time Nathan got to him in the water to when they arrived at the hospital, it was about 75 minutes of nonstop CPR.”
Venezia died at the hospital, surrounded by his parents and sister.
“This saddens me in a way that my stomach actually hurts,” said friend Patrick Ruddy on instagram, adding:
“I’m floored by the news this morning that our good friend @zandervenezia passed away doing what we all love, surfing at home and enjoying the ocean.
“It’s times like this I reflect on how fragile life really is, and how quickly it can be taken away. Zander you’re gonna be really f—— missed!”
May Zander Venezia rest in peace.
Richard Branson"s Necker Island Torn Apart by Irma, Some Exotic Animals MIA
Richard Branson’s menagerie of exotic animals are not all accounted for after Hurricane Irma tore through Branson’s Necker Island … TMZ has learned. As we reported, Branson proudly assembled an awesome array of animals, including lemurs,…
Robert De Niro Vows to Help Barbuda Rebuild After Hurricane Irma Devastation
Robert De Niro’s got plans to open a luxury resort on the tiny island of Barbuda, but first … he’s got to help the people there recover from Hurricane Irma’s destruction. The Caribbean island north of Antigua was ravaged by the storm Wednesday –…
Robert De Niro Vows to Help Barbuda Rebuild After Hurricane Irma Devastation
Robert De Niro’s got plans to open a luxury resort on the tiny island of Barbuda, but first … he’s got to help the people there recover from Hurricane Irma’s destruction. The Caribbean island north of Antigua was ravaged by the storm Wednesday –…
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