residents

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But the ones today felt worse, according to some residents who had experienced the 1967 quake.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Dozens of other residents have had visas denied, four have been expelled and hundreds have to wait many months for the precious document to be renewed, according to several accounts gathered by AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

California residents can prepare for an earthquake in a number of ways including property owners assessing whether a retrofit is needed, even if it isn’t required by a city ordinance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Kerala has the highest share of elderly residents among India's major states.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The residents immediately became squatters, scrambling up the steep hillsides to remake their homes and farms on land they didn’t own.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French