Sentence examples for evacuate about from inspiring English sources

Still, he said, emergency responders were able to evacuate about 100 people as the areas along the beach flooded.

The municipal authorities were compelled to evacuate about 2,000 people from nearby apartment blocks, at great expense.

The discovery of the highly poisonous chemicals prompted the authorities to evacuate about 70 homes as a precaution.

The authorities were trying to evacuate about 3,500 people as workers tried to close off the canal.

The National Guard dispatched high-water trucks for the police and firefighters to try to evacuate about 400 people who had become stranded.

The Chinese government moved to evacuate about 2,900 of its estimated 30,000 workers from Libya, the Xinhua news agency reported.

The government began evacuating about 15,000 residents of northern towns struck frequently by rocket attacks.

The seventh and eighth floors of Macy's flagship store in Herald Square were evacuated about 4 30 p.m. yesterday after a clothing rack caught fire in the children's department on the seventh floor, a store spokeswoman, Elina Kazan, said.

Rescue workers evacuated about 120 people from buildings in Sunset Park last night after burning electrical cables caused carbon monoxide levels to shoot up in their homes, the authorities said.

In Nicaragua, officials evacuated about 5,000 people, while 3,000 troops were mobilized to assist in the aftermath of the storm.

Homes have been evacuated and about 120 properties in Cornwall have been affected as flooding wreaked havoc across the South West.