residents

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By Friday afternoon, evacuations around the failing tank in Garden Grove expanded to include tens of thousands of residents in six Orange County cities: Garden Grove, Cypress, Stanton, Anaheim, Buena Park and Westminster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Cancer rates among the area's three million or so residents are higher than the national average.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Some residents went to local evacuation shelters while others opted to stay with family and friends.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged Friday to work with Alberta to improve the livelihood of its residents after Smith unveiled her plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Meanwhile, residents of Cape Town who had witnessed what had taken place succeeded in sending a rescue line from the shore to the ship.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler