The article reflects on the devastating impact of the LA fires, which destroyed over 12,000 homes and displaced more than 150,000 people. It expresses deep empathy for those who lost everything, from families to their businesses. Amid this tragedy, a strong sense of community emerged through mutual aid and support. However, it also critiques the harsh realities faced by climate refugees and immigrants, contrasting the nation's fascination with celebrity loss to its treatment of vulnerable populations. The piece calls attention to the ongoing humanitarian crises facing many in the country.
I cannot stop thinking about the people who lost everything in the LA fires... the scale of loss is difficult to fathom: Over 12,000 homes and businesses destroyed.
Disasters bring great bravery alongside great loss, and, in a place like LA, generosity: mutual aid, fundraisers, neighbors helping neighbors.
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