Sentence examples for evacuations being from inspiring English sources

In addition to the evacuations being ordered in New York City, county and town officials on Long Island were ordering about 400,000 people to do the same, with some police officers going door to door to ensure cooperation.

With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast, evacuations being ordered and transit systems being shut down, teams, leagues and event organizers on Friday scrambled to reschedule events and rebook flights and hotel rooms.

Police in Suffolk were contacting owners of vulnerable properties, with some "precautionary" evacuations being recommended.

EVACUATIONS: No evacuations were ordered in the state.

Evacuations were terrifying.

Prospects for further evacuations were unclear.

Such evacuations are not cost-free.

Precautionary evacuations are underway in both areas.

Evacuations were already underway in some places.

The New Jersey evacuations were voluntary, for the time being.

Voluntary evacuations are under way in some low-lying areas.