1.   Authorities warned people to remain indoors, but never implemented a well-publicized plan to evacuate hundreds of thousands of residents.

2.   During World War II, the government evacuated hundreds of thousands of children from London.

3.   Financial markets closed within minutes of the attacks and officials evacuated hundreds of office buildings and retail centers across the country.

4.   Helicopters and front-end loaders evacuated hundreds of people who escaped with just the clothes on their backs.

5.   Hundreds were evacuated and, while the water did flood into many city streets, there were no deaths or injuries.

6.   Hundreds were evacuated around the refinery in the east end of the city.

7.   Officials in Eagle Pass, expecting the water to move into the downtown area overnight, evacuated hundreds of residents.

8.   The companies have evacuated hundreds of people from Sumatra, he said.

9.   The militia sent trucks and helicopters into the Registan, evacuating hundreds of families in an expensive operation.

10.   The streets of Freetown remained tense on Tuesday, as British paratroopers evacuated hundreds of Europeans.