The word 'evacuation' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to refer to the removal of people from an area due to danger or an emergency, such as the evacuation of a city due to an approaching hurricane. For example, "The evacuation of the city was carried out quickly and efficiently."
Officials are concerned that an airlift back to Australia could take at least 30 hours, during which time the person could die, and a more suitable arrangement would be an evacuation to a closer country.
Labor's letter said the government should "negotiate with our international partner countries to ensure appropriate standby and evacuation management arrangements for any Australian personnel".
"While the government of Yemen appreciates foreign governments' concern for the safety of their citizens, the evacuation of embassy staff serves the interests of extremists and undermines exceptional co-operation between Yemen and the international alliance against terrorism.
The original move to St Ives was more like a desperate evacuation, and for many years afterwards Hepworth fought for the time and space to pursue her vocation.
"There are no plans at this point to undergo an evacuation of US citizens," said US state department spokeswoman Jen Psaki.
An unattended backpack led to the evacuation of Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) in Canberra on Tuesday, underlining heightened security fears after the deadly Sydney siege.
It contends there is no way doctors can continue to provide the dilation and evacuation procedure, and still comply with the new law, without altering their practice in a way that increases the complexity and risk of the abortion.
The US air force transported state department personnel out of Sana'a early on Tuesday but called the operation "a reduction in staff", not an evacuation.
The evacuation also affected a childcare centre attached to the Dfat complex.
Alex Gavan, a Romanian mountaineer among those still at base camp, tweeted the beginning of the helicopter evacuation.
Tuesday's ordeal for some of the occupants lasted more than four hours, with the evacuation not complete until 6.35pm.
