21.   Panic-stricken villagers discovered the long object lodged in the sand and informed local authorities, press reports said, and a precautionary evacuation was ordered.

22.   Police officials ordered the evacuation because several natural gas pipes were nearby.

23.   Simons made it clear, in response to questions, that the decision to order an evacuation had been made in Washington.

24.   State Department officials would order the evacuation of U.S. diplomatic personnel, their dependents and other U.S. civilians living or working in the two countries.

25.   The danger of cave-ins from ruined buildings was so great that Mayor Alvaro Patino ordered the evacuation of the central business district.

26.   The Fire Department did not order evacuations, but Henson and other residents stood ready to flee if the flames flared out of control.

27.   The governors of North Carolina and South Carolina declared emergencies in counties along the coast and ordered evacuations on Thursday morning.

28.   The Portland evacuation was ordered when the pilot noticed flames coming from an auxiliary power unit at the rear of the plane.

29.   The prospect of a landfalling hurricane often impels emergency management officials to order evacuations of coastal areas, which can require many hours to complete.

30.   The state government ordered evacuations from the barrier islands around Wilmington, and traffic began to clog the area just as heavy rains began falling at midday.