31.   Hurricane Bertha headed toward the Bahamas and moved in a northwesterly direction, prompting storm watchers to urge residents of the mid-Atlantic US coast to watch developments.

32.   Early Sunday, police urged residents close to the fire to evacuate their houses.

33.   They also urged residents living in riverside areas to refuge elsewhere.

34.   They also urged residents living in riverside areas to seek a safer location for the time being.

35.   They also urged residents living in riverside areas to seek a safer location.

36.   Officials here said they were confident they could control the outbreak and medical teams went door-to-door handing out drugs and urging panicky residents to stay put.

37.   Premier Lien Chan urged residents to stay indoors and stock up with emergency supplies.

38.   The minister also urged residents not to panic during the exercise.