evacuees

plural of evacuee
as in refugees
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters

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Recent Examples of evacuees Cars, loaded with evacuees and their belongings were leaving the city on a recent visit by NPR. Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024 Through the project, hosts opened their kitchens, enabling evacuees to prepare meals that carried personal and cultural significance. Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024 Ventura County Animal Services said 115 horses, five ponies, three donkeys, seven sheep, 33 goats, four mini horses, one cattle, and 20 alpacas are being sheltered Friday as evacuees. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024 At the Padre Serra Parish on Upland Road in Camarillo, senior evacuees were left stunned and anxious. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 Further west, a Pinellas County shelter set up for hurricane evacuees welcomed a newborn mid-storm. Jordan Brown, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024 That means readers may recognize her coverage of the local impacts of the Israel-Hamas war, or her stories about Afghan evacuees and Ukrainian refugees forging new lives in Milwaukee. Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024 More than 25,000 storm evacuees who took shelter at the Louisiana Superdome were met with unsafe conditions due to wind and water damage. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024 Cleanup from Hurricane Milton's destruction was slow going Saturday, with roads in some counties still impassable, resources scarce for some evacuees making their way back home and power only gradually being restored. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024

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“Evacuees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evacuees. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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