Oprah will make ‘major donation’ to help rebuild Maui after wildfires

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turned Hawaii into “hell.”The ongoing natural disaster is already being called one of the deadliest in the state’s history, and the death toll has risen to 96 as of Monday morning.“You know what this week has taught me is that when you don’t know what to do…you do whatever you can,” the former talk show host said in a video posted to Instagram.“I went to visit one of the big shelters here at the War Memorial [Stadium] and asked people what it is they needed and then went shopping for some things, some, you know, basic things like towels and sheets and shampoo and other necessities.”She continued, “And at some point, I will make a major donation after all of the smoke and ash have settled here and we figure out what the rebuilding is going to look like.”Winfrey, who has multiple properties on the island and has spent more than 15 years living there part-time, admitted that rebuilding “is going to be a long and difficult process.”She shared that she’s met many people, including a man named Julius, at the War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku, which has been converted into a shelter and resource center, as she was handing out supplies and speaking with victims.“I said, ‘Julius, tell me what you need,’ because his legs were covered in bandages where he had to run to escape the fire,” Winfrey said. “And he said to me that he could ‘feel his skin popping’ as he was running.

He got out of his car because the tires were melting and he couldn’t move forward and just started to run.”A post shared by Oprah Daily (@oprahdaily)She added, “And when I said, ‘tell me what you need’ he said, ‘Ma’am, I need nothing.

My life is now my greatest gift. I have my life.'”Despite the deadly wildfires, which were first reported on Aug. 8, Winfrey said.