21.   Since then, the Soufriere Hills volcano has rendered the southern two-thirds of Montserrat unlivable and forced more than half the population to flee the island.

22.   Taiwanese flee outlying island.

23.   Tens of thousands of Indonesians were cramming aboard ferries and planes to flee the island.

24.   The group flies regularly over the Florida Straits seeking Cubans fleeing the island who might need assistance.

25.   The men were searching the waters off Cuba for rafters trying to flee the island.

26.   The planes belonged to Brothers to the Rescue, a Cuban-American group known for efforts to save Cubans attempting to flee the island for U.S. shores.

27.   Three Cuban baseball players and a coach who fled the island but were forcibly returned said Friday that Nicaragua had promised them visas.

28.   Three Cuban baseball players and a coach who tried to flee the island but were forcibly returned said they were promised visas by Nicaraguan officials on Friday.

29.   Worried relatives had relayed news to Miami that the four players and the coach were missing and had fled the island days before they even left.

30.   In retaliation, he lifted border controls a week later and allowed thousands of refugees to flee the island.