JAE C. HONG and DORANY PINEDA.

Empty water jugs sit in the bed of a pickup truck as Agustin Toledo and his wife, Ricarda, mobile home residents in Southern California's eastern Coachella Valley, travel to a nearby water store to refill them in Oasis, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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THERMAL, Calif. By JAE C. HONG and DORANY PINEDAAssociated Press THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — Agustin and Ricarda Toledo loaded eight