Hurricane Irma forces evacuation of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

The state of Florida is evacuating in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, including U.S. President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Hurricane Irma is a Category 4 storm that first hit several Caribbean islands this week, and is predicted to reach Florida this weekend. Donald Trump’s resort, as well as the rest of Palm Beach County and the surrounding barrier islands have been ordered to evacuate, TIME reports.

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“Mandatory evacuation for the entire town remains in effect. Please gather the essentials for three to four days, including clothing, medicine, important documents and communication devices,” the town’s order said. “Please relocate west of US-1 until this storm passes if you do not plan to depart the county/state.”

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Trump has not commented on the evacuation of his property, though he has been active in tweeting about Irma.

Mar-a-Lago is an exclusive social club, with a property that stretches east to west across the island.

Trump has dubbed Mar-a-Lago the “Winter White House,” and has spent many a holiday there. However, Fortune reports that Mar-a-Lago isn’t Trump’s only South Florida property. Trump also owns three luxury condo towers, otherwise known as Trump Towers, Sunny Isles.

Three of Trump’s South Florida golf clubs have also closed; a West Palm Beach location, a Jupiter location, and a Doral location, west of Miami. Several other celebrity properties, including another mansion owned by Trump in St. Martin and Richard Branson’s home on the Virgin Islands, have been destroyed.