Now, the former talk show host has responded.

Oprah Winfrey has come under heavy fire on social media after claims about her not opening her private road on her Maui estate after people began evacuating in Hawaii following the tsunami warning on Tuesday.

The powerful 8.8-magnitude undersea earthquake off the Russian eastern coast triggered tsunami waves, with the first hitting Hawaii late on Tuesday.

Tsunami waves were also recorded on California’s northern coast early Wednesday. In Russia, near the epicenter of the earthquake, several buildings were damaged. One kindergarten collapsed, but luckily, no injuries were reported.. Meanwhile, state media TASS declared a state of emergency.

CNN reported water rushing between buildings, sweeping away large debris and damaging industrial infrastructure. Hokkaido, the northernmost island in Japan, was also hit by tsunami waves. More than two million people across 21 prefectures were under localized evacuation advisories shortly