21.   A strike by workers of the state-owned water company entered its seventh day Monday, leaving many residents scrambling for water.

22.   Area residents were left in a security limbo after years of being caught between fighters.

23.   Demonstrators are also angry with energy problems that have left residents without electricity and heat supplies for several hours every day.

24.   During the fighting, many Serb residents left, taking their businesses with them.

25.   Elevators could not operate, leaving elderly residents stranded on the upper floors of multistory buildings.

26.   Elevators were also stalled, leaving elderly residents stranded.

27.   Elevators were also stalled leaving elderly residents stranded.

28.   Floodwaters swamped hundreds of houses close to the rivers, leaving some residents stranded on roofs.

29.   Five states in southern Mexico lost electricity for two hours due to a power plant failure Monday afternoon, leaving residents temporarily without lights, traffic signals or appliances.

30.   Firefighters hauled water from surrounding towns after they emptied the water tower in Plankinton, leaving residents without water.