evacuation

Example Sentences

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Most of the displaced are now sardined in the city’s quaint Old Quarter, which lies on a promontory jutting out of Tyre’s northernmost tip and is excluded from the evacuation order.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

LaGuardia Airport closed after a fatal runway collision killed two pilots, while Newark Liberty International experienced a ground stop due to a control tower evacuation.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Authorities warn that the same storm system is now threatening other islands, with flash flood alerts and evacuation warnings issued for parts of Maui, Molokai and Lanai.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Rising floodwaters lifted homes and cars and triggered evacuation orders for some 5,500 people north of the state's capital city, Honolulu.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

He was on liaison duties in the French sector and initiated a last-minute evacuation of a small town west of Verdun before it was shelled.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan