Thank you. Since this one ravaged residential areas, there needs to be toxic cleanup first before we dive in.
I feel such grief for the displaced. Besides the obvious, the housing market was ridiculously tight before this. Also, people are already buying up burned plots from those that know they can't afford to rebuild properties that were in their family for generations. Part of that is property taxes are based on what the last sale price was.
We're talking about people seeing their annual tax bill go from $500 to $15,000.
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I was listening to a podcast called The Future of Photography recently and one of the three hosts that presents the show, is film director Jeremiah Chechik (National Lampoon etc) - he was struggling with the fact so many people and things have been impacted by this, his home is still standing but the air has become hard to breathe and toxic the closer you get to the worst effected areas. He talked of people wanting to get to their safety deposit boxes but the buildings in which they’re stored are burnt. Confusion is rife. Guidance is a mess.
It’s staggering to think that tax will rise that much, and in other aspects; sort of not surprising either.
Stay safe.
Thank you. The trauma is real. It's felt by the victims, but also by the survivors who's are living in disaster zones and grieving for their neighbors.
Thinking of you guys. May not be able to physically help but can raise awareness on this side of the world.