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On Sumatra island, a fire razed nearly 300 homes, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate, an official said Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

County Sheriff’s Department ordered residents to evacuate as the Bike fire grew to 100 acres in size.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Hurricane Isaias has made landfall in the US state of Florida and is expected to bring life-threatening flooding and winds that have forced thousands to evacuate.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Houthis have also warned workers to evacuate Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, having days before hit a major refinery south of the capital.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Unless you can build a shambler-destroying machine, it’s just a matter of time before Summerland is overrun. We need to evacuate before another horde comes through.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

But in France, Marielle Mourgeon was among 4,000 people forced to cut holidays short in the seaside village of Lacanau, near Bordeaux, after authorities ordered camping sites evacuates as a precaution.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

They handed her over to the “White Angels,” a police group that evacuates citizens living on the front line, who then took her to a shelter for evacuees and contacted her relatives.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

Vlad Mahovsky, a volunteer who evacuates civilians, showed the BBC a message from a resident a few days ago.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024

And he evacuates his bowels into a cistern sunken in the middle of the living room.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023

According to some accounts, it even evacuates the lining of the intestines with their contents.

From Butterflies and Moths (British) by William S. Furneaux

As the house had been evacuated earlier, no one was killed or injured.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Five production platforms and one drilling rig remained evacuated, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

About 4,700 people were evacuated in the City of London after a gas leak.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Her family was in Philadelphia, and she barely knew her new colleagues, but she was suddenly responsible for an institution where staff members were being evacuated and employees or their relatives lost homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

People were evacuated to what was assumed to be a safe distance of eight miles.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Two people working in Riyadh's business hub -- the King Abdullah Financial District -- told AFP that some companies were evacuating staff from the area.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

County fire and sheriff’s officials “caused a major gap in communication and a lag in response,” the consequences of which would become clear as incident command fell behind on evacuating west Altadena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

She said: "They told me to go as far as I could but they weren't evacuating people."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

After evacuating as many citizens as he could, the KMT’s 10th-army commander, Gen. Fang Xianjue, ordered the construction of massive defense works, blew a major bridge over the Xiang and prepared to make his stand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“They’re evacuating the younger kids and everyone’s meeting in the Great Hall to get organized,” Harry said.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling