evacuation

Example Sentences

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A building was destroyed on Tuesday in Ghobeiry on the road to the airport following an evacuation order.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The county typically utilizes such cellphone blasts for evacuation warnings or orders, but Vaquero felt strongly that meteorologists were describing a situation that could quickly become catastrophic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

Officials lifted evacuation orders across parts of the island’s North Shore, including Waialua and Hale’iwa, after fears over the aging Wahiawa Dam eased and water levels dropped.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

It was like pushing a button in me—the kind of big blinking red button you might find in some sort of nuclear facility surrounded by warning signs and evacuation maps.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama