Sentence examples for wave of evacuees from inspiring English sources

Already, hotel guests like Ms. Hand are facing a final checkout, even as the city gears up for a new wave of evacuees who can no longer tolerate the falling temperatures in their storm-battered homes.

On August 31 the first wave of evacuees arrived at the Red Cross shelter at the Houston Astrodome, some 350 miles (560 km) away from New Orleans, but tens of thousands remained in the city.

A few days later the first wave of "evacuees" arrived at Manzanar War Relocation Center, a collection of tar-paper barracks in the California desert, and most spent the next three years there.

At 9 a.m., six helicopters chartered by Tenet finally started arriving, carrying away wave after wave of patients and evacuees.

A12 Aid Program is Criticized A little-known American Red Cross aid program for victims of Hurricane Katrina has unleashed a wave of criticism from evacuees, who say the program has been too secretive and strict and its money too limited.

A little-known American Red Cross aid program for victims of Hurricane Katrina has unleashed a wave of criticism from evacuees, who say that the program, which pays up to $20,000 for building materials, used cars, job training and other unmet needs, has been too secretive and strict, and its money too limited.

Hundreds of thousands of evacuees, now safe from immediate danger, faced a second wave of frustration over prolonged delays in finding assistance and navigating a maze of federal and local programs.

He said he expected the number of evacuees to rise.

At least one shelter has closed for lack of evacuees.

For services to the recognition of evacuees during the occupation.

City officials attributed the decision to budgetary concerns as well as the declining number of evacuees.