Sentence examples for widespread evacuation from inspiring English sources

"The widespread evacuation was based on the high risk of severe flooding and was essential in ensuring the public's safety.

In Florida - still reeling from two hurricanes in the past month which caused upwards of $20 billion in damage, and where 650,000 residents still remain without power - a widespread evacuation was ordered of the Florida Keys.

Early and widespread evacuations have probably saved many lives - more than 625,000 people were evacuated into temporary shelters, particularly in the western part of the island.

The announcement eased fears of widespread evacuations of an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 tenants in 121 such buildings under investigation by the city.

But, rather more unexpectedly, the accords ignited a groundswell of animosity from right-wing Israelis, who feared that Rabin intended to give the Palestinians their own state and carry out widespread evacuations of settlements.

Hurricane Sandy, a menacing monster of a storm that forecasters said would bring "life-threatening" flooding, churned toward some of the nation's most densely populated areas on Sunday, prompting widespread evacuations and the shutdown of the New York City transit system.

… The trial of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State football assistant coach accused of sexually abusing young boys over the course of a decade, begins today … A twenty-thousand-acre fire in Colorado continues to expand, causing widespread evacuations … The underdog musical "Once" took home the Tony Award for best musical, as well as seven other awards … Rafael Nadal won his seventh French Open.

In Cuba, the threat of the hurricane prompted widespread evacuations.

In the latter, many buildings were destroyed, forcing widespread evacuations.

"Given the track (of the storm) we expect no widespread evacuations," McDonnell said.

The low death toll compared to Hurricane Mitch was largely due to the widespread evacuations.