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When only the Americans were granted permission to evacuate, Hamawy refused to go.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

Many residents had been able to evacuate in time following an alert issued by the authorities, according to CCTV.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

When a man from the commissary ran in with an order to evacuate the building, Blaschum went upstairs to find her flying partners.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Construction crews had to evacuate the building, a worker at the scene said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The federal government came up with $42 million to evacuate the town.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

Extreme weather in March left at least 13 people dead and tens of thousands had to evacuates in Queensland and New South Wales, with town centres submerged, homes washed away and power cut.

From Reuters ● Sep. 17, 2022

If the next summer proves warm, the terrible monster slowly draws back its frigid head, and the inhabitants return to the ground it reluctantly evacuates, and attempt to repair the damage it has done.

From Hannibal Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

The heavy rain began more than a week ago and as it intensified in recent days, authorities issued warnings about floods and landslides, evacuated families in high risk areas, and postponed student exams.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Austin Crilly, an 87-year-old British resident evacuated by police from the wildfire zone, told AFP he was watching television when he "saw a huge black cloud, well I thought it was a cloud".

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

Roads were closed and residents evacuated as the inferno spread, with about 150 people housed in a cultural centre.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

The reports said that 213 people were evacuated by the more than 500 rescue personnel dispatched to the scene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

When the British finally evacuated Boston, Thompson fled to England, leaving his wife and small daughter behind.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

“We started evacuating people ... about 500 feet away from that residence.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Several African countries have advised their citizens to remain vigilant, with Ghana recently evacuating hundreds of its nationals, citing safety concerns.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

She said she was afraid for her family and didn’t know what to do, as the Israeli government wasn’t evacuating them or updating them on what was going to happen next.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

The Ghanaian foreign ministry said earlier this month that it was evacuating citizens from South Africa as a result.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

They were evacuating all the children like me now.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler