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One hundred evacuees spent the night at a school during the storm.
the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters
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This chaos highlights a worst-case scenario for wildfire evacuations – one that can cause delays, heighten risks for evacuees and complicate access for emergency responders.
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Ashley Bosa, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
While many of the more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees have gained asylum or special visas for those who aided the American military, the move could prompt some to lose their legal status.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
The base's proximity to Cyprus' second-largest civilian airport allows for the seamless transfer of evacuees to civilian flights.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Bases previously have been used for that purpose, and after the 2021 fall of Kabul to the Taliban, they were used to host thousands of Afghan evacuees.
—Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Bosa, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
While many of the more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees have gained asylum or special visas for those who aided the American military, the move could prompt some to lose their legal status.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
The base's proximity to Cyprus' second-largest civilian airport allows for the seamless transfer of evacuees to civilian flights.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Bases previously have been used for that purpose, and after the 2021 fall of Kabul to the Taliban, they were used to host thousands of Afghan evacuees.
—Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Evacuee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evacuee. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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evacuee
noun
evac·u·ee
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwē 
: an evacuated person
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