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Evacuation

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'''Evacuation''' refers to a massive planned movement of [[population]] from an area 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]]. Other examples would include the evacuation of the people in the areas surrounding the [[Chernobyl]] nuclear plant and [[Fu<nowikii>F</nowikii>ukushimakushima]] nuclear plants.
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