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Tricia Thorpe and her husband Don Glasgow stand in the footprint of their former home, a year after a wildfire entirely destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

Tricia Thorpe and her husband Don Glasgow stand in the footprint of their former home, a year after a wildfire entirely destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

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Tricia Thorpe and her husband Don Glasgow stand in the footprint of their former home, a year after a wildfire entirely destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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A general view of Main Street, a year after a wildfire destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

A general view of Main Street, a year after a wildfire destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

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A general view of Main Street, a year after a wildfire destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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View of Tricia Thorpe's house that was rebuilt in March, after a wildfire entirely destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

View of Tricia Thorpe's house that was rebuilt in March, after a wildfire entirely destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

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View of Tricia Thorpe's house that was rebuilt in March, after a wildfire entirely destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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A firefighting helicopter flies over the Nohomin Creek wildfire, a year after a wildfire destroyed the nearby village of Lytton, in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

A firefighting helicopter flies over the Nohomin Creek wildfire, a year after a wildfire destroyed the nearby village of Lytton, in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

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A firefighting helicopter flies over the Nohomin Creek wildfire, a year after a wildfire destroyed the nearby village of Lytton, in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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Tricia Thorpe points to insulated concrete forms used to build their new home, as husband Don Glasgow looks on, a year after a wildfire that entirely destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

Tricia Thorpe points to insulated concrete forms used to build their new home, as husband Don Glasgow looks on, a year after a wildfire that entirely destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 24, 2022. ...more

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Tricia Thorpe points to insulated concrete forms used to build their new home, as husband Don Glasgow looks on, a year after a wildfire that entirely destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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