The most significant damage was on Tortola.
The UK's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visited Tortola on 13 September 2017 and said that he was reminded of photos of Hiroshima after it had been hit by the atom bomb.
Approximately 85% of housing stock - over 4,000 homes - were damaged or destroyed.
Numerous contemporaneous reports referred to the "browning" of the island, and the bark being stripped from trees.

After the storm, authorities estimated that it would take 6 months to restore public electricity to the entire country; an estimate which proved largely accurate.

Availability of food, potable water, fuel and medicine were highly limited.
Residents had to queue, sometimes for hours, in the sun to obtain necessities.
None of the banks functioned for several days afterwards, and the Territory became a purely cash economy for a period of weeks.
The most significant damage was on Tortola. The UK's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visited Tortola on 13 September 2017 and said that he was reminded of photos of Hiroshima after it had been hit by the atom bomb. Approximately 85% of housing stock - over 4,000 homes - were damaged or destroyed. Numerous contemporaneous reports referred to the "browning" of the island, and the bark being stripped from trees.
After the storm, authorities estimated that it would take 6 months to restore public electricity to the entire country; an estimate which proved largely accurate.
Availability of food, potable water, fuel and medicine were highly limited. Residents had to queue, sometimes for hours, in the sun to obtain necessities. None of the banks functioned for several days afterwards, and the Territory became a purely cash economy for a period of weeks.
Effects of Hurricane Irma in the British Virgin Islands