1.   And as water levels rose behind the Sepulveda Dam in Los Angeles, police began preparing for a possible evacuation of neighborhoods downstream.

2.   Fearing retaliation for the school shelling, residents of Israeli border areas prepared Thursday for a possible evacuation to bomb shelters.

3.   Officials in Georgia and the Carolinas said decisions about possible evacuations would not be made until Saturday morning.

4.   Still, there was unease as Western nations continued to make preparations for possible evacuations of their citizens.

5.   That means, for instance, planning in advance for a possible evacuation and stockpiling provisions and batteries before any hurricane warning is issued and demand outruns supply.

6.   The second step is a possible evacuation of tourists.

7.   U.S. officials said the ships sent to Haitian waters will prepare for the possible evacuation of American citizens in Haiti.

8.   Pentagon dispatches three warships for possible Cambodian evacuation.

9.   A British warship has been stationed off Montserrat for a possible evacuation since the Soufriere Hills volcano began showing signs of activity in mid-July.

10.   A convoy of vehicles has been prepared for a possible evacuation of Chao das Caldeiras, the officials said.