residents

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The number of Florida residents who traveled out of state nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024, from 2,800 to 8,200.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Jackson, Miss., residents were left without drinking water for weeks in 2022 after flooding overwhelmed the city’s out-of-date water treatment facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Images released by firefighters show rescuers helping residents evacuate the building.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

But for its 47,000 residents, financial problems are everywhere you look.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

They flitted in and out of homes where the residents didn’t know how to protect themselves, spoiling milk and bread left out overnight, chilling skin and taking the warmth for their own.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland