11.   Ambulances have been used to evacuate terrifed residents trying to flee a fierce Israeli air and artillery onslaught as rockets pounded the region for the fourth day running.

12.   There were no reported deaths, but military amphibious vehicles were being used to evacuate some of the most threatened population, ITAR-TASS, said.

13.   The vehicles will be used to evacuate civilians trapped behind battle lines in the war-torn central Africa country.

14.   It was also used to evacuate wounded civilians during the siege of Sarajevo.