Evacuees

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Evacuees from Hurricane Irene sought refuge any place they could: with friends and family, in churches and schools, at stadiums and universities – and even some five-star hotels.

Hurricane Irene Evacuees Hole Up In Schools, 5-Star Hotels The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

Kyodo News/Associated Press Evacuees brush their teeth outside a shelter in Kawamata, Fukushima prefecture.

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Evacuees that were still being kept away from their homes expressed frustration.

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Evacuees are unsure of when, if ever, they will be able to return.

Japan nuke plants ordered to check outside power 2011

Evacuees that were still being kept away from their homes expressed frustration.

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More Nuclear Regulator Tied to Industry A Struggle to Find Housing for Evacuees Radioactive Water Slows Plant Repairs Powering Down for the Long Term Lawmaker Warned of Backup Power Failure Another study, published in the journal Nature, suggested that the huge 2004 temblor in Indonesia led to more frequent "repeating earthquakes" in a section of the San Andreas fault in California, and may even have weakened that fault.

Quakes Echo World-Wide Gautam Naik 2011

Evacuees who are deemed radiation free then are sent to shelters where they get bottled water and rice balls supplied by Red Cross volunteers.

Nuclear Emergency Adds to Japan Disaster Woes 2011

Evacuees who are deemed radiation free then are sent to shelters where they get bottled water and rice balls supplied by Red Cross volunteers.

Nuclear Emergency Adds to Japan Disaster Woes 2011

Toru Hanai/Reuters Evacuees rest at an evacuation center in Nagoya after the area was flooded due to typhoon Roke approaching the city.

Typhoon Roke Approaches Japan 2011

Evacuees were told to expect to stay at least until Sunday or Monday, and it will be some time before officials get a handle on the damage that included a partial bridge collapse in northern Pennsylvania, vehicles and other property swept away and failed sewage treatment plants.

Waters start to recede after brutal Northeast flooding 2011