'''Evacuation''' refers to the massive planned movement of [[population]] from a city or district perceived as being under threat or for other reasons. Examples include the 2008 evacuation of [[New Orleans]] prior to [[Hurricane Gustav]], and the evacuation during the [[Second World War]] of children from the major cities of [[Britain]]. Following the [[Russo-Finnish War]] of 1939-40 the Finnish population was evacuated from the areas ceded to the [[Soviet Union]]. | '''Evacuation''' refers to the massive planned movement of [[population]] from a city or district perceived as being under threat or for other reasons. Examples include the 2008 evacuation of [[New Orleans]] prior to [[Hurricane Gustav]], and the evacuation during the [[Second World War]] of children from the major cities of [[Britain]]. Following the [[Russo-Finnish War]] of 1939-40 the Finnish population was evacuated from the areas ceded to the [[Soviet Union]]. |