That was an entire city/state.
B’avod reshoim rina; Hashem doesn’t want to punish people, but it’s a kiddush Hashem and justice is necessary.
“Halitayhu lerasha v’yamus”
Do you have a way of reconciling these ideas, as I did, or do you prefer to prattle Bible stories which when cherry picked, suit whatever narrative you’ve picked up from social media?