This is where people who haven't been through a fire or a flood don't get it. Buildings can be replaced. Photos, computers, personal mementos, family heirlooms and other personal items are not replaceable. Losing everything in a disaster is one of the worst things that can happen to anyone.
If you knew anyone in Los Angeles, you would also know that there is a shortage of rental properties in the area. Ten thousand buildings burned in the fires and those people can't just find "some other place in the city". Hotels are full. People are living in friend's living rooms or garages. Since the fires, rental prices have shot up 20%.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/di...s-anxiously-search-somewhere-live-2025-01-18/