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* ''Literature/CiaphasCain'': In Caves of Ice, Cain immediately gets working on evacuating the mining station. Everyone stares at the Hero of the Imperium suggesting a retreat... before he points out that the civilians will just get in the way of the military, also strengthening his caring-hero reputation in the process (the fact that he ''was'' intending to be on the first shuttle to leave goes undetected by everyone but him). Later this proves to be an excellent decision, as the main danger is no longer from ork hordes but a Necron legion, [[TheDreaded the one enemy Cain will unquestioningly sacrifice his heroic reputation to avoid facing]], as Necrons are pretty much invincible in his series.
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* ''Literature/CiaphasCain'': ''Literature/CiaphasCain'':
** In Caves of Ice, Cain immediately gets working on evacuating the mining station. Everyone stares at the Hero of the Imperium suggesting a retreat... before he points out that the civilians will just get in the way of the military, also strengthening his caring-hero reputation in the process (the fact that he ''was'' intending to be on the first shuttle to leave goes undetected by everyone but him). Later this proves to be an excellent decision, as the main danger is no longer from ork hordes but a Necron legion, [[TheDreaded the one enemy Cain will unquestioningly sacrifice his heroic reputation to avoid facing]], as Necrons are pretty much invincible in hisseries.series.
** There is an evacuation going on for the last third of ''The Last Ditch'' as tyrannids work their way toward the planet's biggest city and Caine tries to send its three million people elsewhere so the city will present a less tempting target or the casualties will be lower if it is hit. The process is complicated by the governor refusing to evacuate herself for as long as possible.
** In Caves of Ice, Cain immediately gets working on evacuating the mining station. Everyone stares at the Hero of the Imperium suggesting a retreat... before he points out that the civilians will just get in the way of the military, also strengthening his caring-hero reputation in the process (the fact that he ''was'' intending to be on the first shuttle to leave goes undetected by everyone but him). Later this proves to be an excellent decision, as the main danger is no longer from ork hordes but a Necron legion, [[TheDreaded the one enemy Cain will unquestioningly sacrifice his heroic reputation to avoid facing]], as Necrons are pretty much invincible in his
** There is an evacuation going on for the last third of ''The Last Ditch'' as tyrannids work their way toward the planet's biggest city and Caine tries to send its three million people elsewhere so the city will present a less tempting target or the casualties will be lower if it is hit. The process is complicated by the governor refusing to evacuate herself for as long as possible.
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* ''Literature/TheBookOfEmber'': The opening of the second book reveals that small CityInABottle Ember underwent one between books when the means of escaping the city became known. Due to the worsening blackouts and the mayor's absence, people panicked and stampeded toward the [[spoiler:river]]. [[spoiler:About 420 people got out but dozens or more were trampled, drowned, got knocked down the stairway in the rush, or chickened out and stayed in the dying city.]]
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* ''Literature/TheBookOfEmber'': ''Literature/TheBooksOfEmber'': The opening of the second book reveals that small CityInABottle Ember underwent one between books when the means of escaping the city became known. Due to the worsening blackouts and the mayor's absence, people panicked and stampeded toward the [[spoiler:river]]. [[spoiler:About 420 people got out but dozens or more were trampled, drowned, got knocked down the stairway in the rush, or chickened out and stayed in the dying city.]]
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* ''Literature/CityOfEmber'': The opening of the second book reveals that small CityInABottle Ember underwent one between books when the means of escaping the city became known. Due to the worsening blackouts and the mayor's absence, people panicked and stampeded toward the [[spoiler:river]]. [[spoiler:About 420 people got out but dozens or more were trampled, drowned, got knocked down the stairway in the rush, or chickened out and stayed in the dying city.]]
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* ''Literature/CityOfEmber'': ''Literature/TheBookOfEmber'': The opening of the second book reveals that small CityInABottle Ember underwent one between books when the means of escaping the city became known. Due to the worsening blackouts and the mayor's absence, people panicked and stampeded toward the [[spoiler:river]]. [[spoiler:About 420 people got out but dozens or more were trampled, drowned, got knocked down the stairway in the rush, or chickened out and stayed in the dying city.]]
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* ''Literature/CityOfEmber'': The opening of the second book reveals that small CityInABottle Ember underwent one between books when the means of escaping the city became known. Due to the worsening blackouts and the mayor's absence, people panicked and stampeded toward the [[spoiler:river]]. [[spoiler:About 420 people got out but dozens or more were trampled, drowned, got knocked down the stairway in the rush, or chickened out and stayed in the dying city.]]
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* An ''Film/AtomicTrain'' was approaching Denver, requiring the city to be evacuated before the train crashes. Outside the usual problems, there was a "[[RightWingMilitiaFanatic Colorado Free People's Militia]]" who took over the gas station and charged $20/gallon per gas (compared to the then-current price of approximatly $1/gallon). The atomic blast and {{EMP}} occurred while the evacuation was in progress, disabling most vehicles.
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* An ''Film/AtomicTrain'' was approaching Denver, requiring the city to be evacuated before the train crashes. Outside the usual problems, there was a "[[RightWingMilitiaFanatic Colorado Free People's Militia]]" who took over the gas station and charged $20/gallon per gas (compared to the then-current price of approximatly approximately $1/gallon). The atomic blast and {{EMP}} occurred while the evacuation was in progress, disabling most vehicles.
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* The 1957 CBS film ''Film/TheDayCalledX'' depicts the city of Portland calmly evacuating its populace after receiving word that enemy bombers are crossing the North Pole. Thanks to previous city evacuation drills everything goes smoothly, but nowadays the movie seems hopelessly naïve. The enemy bombers take three hours to arrive (as opposed to the 30 minutes [[TechnologyMarchesOn an ICBM would take just a few years later]]), the much vaunted civil defense shelter only has supplies for a week, and the city officials seem to think they'll be able to move emergency vehicles back into the city after a few days at the most.
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* The 1957 CBS film ''Film/TheDayCalledX'' depicts the city of Portland calmly evacuating its populace after receiving word that enemy bombers are crossing the North Pole. Thanks to previous city evacuation drills everything goes smoothly, but nowadays the movie seems hopelessly naïve. The enemy bombers take three hours to arrive (as opposed to the 30 minutes [[TechnologyMarchesOn an ICBM would take just a few years later]]), the much vaunted civil defense shelter only has supplies for a week, and the city officials seem to think they'll be able to move emergency vehicles back into the a city after blasted by a few days at the most.hydrogen bomb in "hours or probably days".
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* The 1957 CBS film ''Film/TheDayCalledX'' depicts the city of Portland calmly evacuating its populace after receiving word that enemy bombers are crossing the North Pole. Thanks to previous city evacuation drills everything goes smoothly, but nowadays the movie seems hopelessly naïve. The enemy bombers take three hours to arrive (as opposed to the 30 minutes [[TechnologyMarchesOn an ICBM would take just a few years later]]), the much vaunted civil defense shelter only has supplies for a week, and the city officials seem to think they'll be able to move emergency vehicles back into the city after a few days at the most.
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* After two major incidents involving [[BigBad Eve]] lighting people on fire and turning them into puddles of goop in ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve'', the entire city is evacuated to prevent more casualties while Aya and her companions try to stop Eve.
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* ''Rip Tide'', the 1980's novel by D. Cheatham. An island off Florida has to be evacuated due to an oncoming hurricane. Things don't go well as no-one has paid attention to the civil defense signs in the past so don't know where the shelters are, the police have to threaten lethal force a couple of times to get people moving, and eventually a car washes off the bridge forcing them to shut down the evacuation and go to the shelters themselves to save their own lives.
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* ''Rip Tide'', the a 1980's novel by D. Donald Cheatham. An island off Florida has to be evacuated due to an oncoming hurricane. Things don't go well as no-one has paid attention to the civil defense signs in the past so don't know where the shelters are, the police have to threaten lethal force a couple of times to get people moving, and eventually a car washes off the bridge forcing them the police to shut down the evacuation and go to the shelters themselves to save their own lives.
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* ''Rip Tide'', the 1980's novel by D. Cheatham. An island off Florida has to be evacuated due to an oncoming hurricane. Things don't go well as no-one has paid attention to the civil defense signs in the past so don't know where the shelters are, the police have to threaten lethal force a couple of times to get people moving, and eventually a car washes off the bridge forcing them to shut down the evacuation and go to the shelters themselves to save their own lives.
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* ''Literature/TheLastDaysOfKrypton'': When Zod turns his super weapons on [[spoiler:Borga City]], the El brothers contact everyone they know in that city to warn them about Zod's plan. Not everyone flees in time, but thousands do.
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* Two-thirds into ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'', [[LaResistance the Vox Populi]] launch their explosive revolution on the floating city of Columbia, and you come across several groups of civilians having to be evacuated on airships. It's not clear where exactly they're being evacuated ''to'', but given [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilised just how bloody the Vox have been]], they have every right not to take their chances.
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There is a city full of innocents. Men, women, children; civilians. But danger is coming, and because those civilians live in the city each and every one of them is in grave danger. Maybe it's a BigBad hoping to [[RapePillageAndBurn sack]] or [[KillEmAll massacre]] the city, maybe it's an impending natural disaster. Either way, it's too late to prevent what's coming and if people stay there they will die.
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There is a city full of innocents. Men, women, children; civilians. But danger is coming, and because those civilians live in the city each and every one of them is in grave danger. Maybe it's a BigBad hoping to [[RapePillageAndBurn sack]] or [[KillEmAll massacre]] the city, maybe it's an impending natural disaster.disaster like a [[GiantWallOfWateryDoom tsunami]] or a [[TheGreatFire fire]]. Either way, it's too late to prevent what's coming and if people stay there they will die.
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* ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'' naturally features the real-life example below.
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* ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'' naturally features ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}''. Thanks to the real-life example below. reluctance of the Soviet authorities to admit the scale of the disaster, the evacuation of Pripyat doesn't happen until 36 hours after the explosion of Unit 4. The scene uses the original audio of the evacuation order, broadcast by LoudspeakerTruck. One of the people being evacuated is the Communist Party official who argued against the idea when it was first raised, looking a lot more frightened now than he did then.
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* ''Film/TheWarOfTheWorlds1953'': When the Martian war machines approach the city of Los Angeles, the population is evacuated to the nearby San Gabriel hills.
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* ''Film/TheWarOfTheWorlds1953'': When the Martian war machines approach the city of Los Angeles, the population is evacuated to the nearby San Gabriel hills. Looters who remained behind cause problems later on when the Martians are closing in and they start to violently steal every vehicle they can get their hands on, including those being used by the scientists to evacuate their research.
-->'''LoudspeakerTruck:''' Everybody, listen carefully! The Martians are coming this way! We must evacuate the city! Take food and water and extra clothing with you! All major highways have been marked to lead you to shelter and welfare centers in the hills!
-->'''LoudspeakerTruck:''' Everybody, listen carefully! The Martians are coming this way! We must evacuate the city! Take food and water and extra clothing with you! All major highways have been marked to lead you to shelter and welfare centers in the hills!
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* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'': In "Raiders of the Lost Harp", the people of Duckburg evacuate as a giant stone minotaur arrives to take back the magic harp Scrooge took.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'': ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|1987}}'': In "Raiders of the Lost Harp", the people of Duckburg evacuate as a giant stone minotaur arrives to take back the magic harp Scrooge took.
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** As the Mongols and Yuans were fond of RapeAndPillage, General Trần Hưng Đạo ordered a city-wide evacuation of the capital Thăng Long (modern day Hanoi) in a strategy referred to as "vườn không nhà trống" (empty gardens, empty houses). Capital residents left for Thanh Hóa en masse, bringing with them all their food and supplies. The invaders arrived on foot to a bare city, with no food, and soldiers fell sick from the unfamiliar climate. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese army attacked and destroyed the supply ships (Mongol infantry had gone ahead to capture the capital and quash the resistance, leaving their food and weaponry to be transported via sea). This was done three times, all successfully. The Yuan-Mongols got the hint by the third time and withdrew for good.
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** As the Mongols and Yuans were fond of RapeAndPillage, RapePillageAndBurn, General Trần Hưng Đạo ordered a city-wide evacuation of the capital Thăng Long (modern day Hanoi) in a strategy referred to as "vườn không nhà trống" (empty gardens, empty houses). Capital residents left for Thanh Hóa en masse, bringing with them all their food and supplies. The invaders arrived on foot to a bare city, with no food, and soldiers fell sick from the unfamiliar climate. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese army attacked and destroyed the supply ships (Mongol infantry had gone ahead to capture the capital and quash the resistance, leaving their food and weaponry to be transported via sea). This was done three times, all successfully. The Yuan-Mongols got the hint by the third time and withdrew for good.
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** As the Mongols and Yuans were fond of RapeAndPillage, General Trần Hưng Đạo ordered a city-wide evacuation of the capital Thăng Long (modern day Hanoi) in a strategy referred to as "vườn không nhà trống" (empty gardens, empty houses). Capital residents left for Thanh Hóa en masse, bringing with them all their food and supplies. The invaders arrived on foot to a bare city, with no food, and soldiers fell sick from the unfamiliar climate. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese army attacked and destroyed the supply ships (Mongol infantry had gone ahead to capture the capital and quash the resistance, leaving their food and weaponry to be transported via sea). This was done three times, all successfully. The Yuan-Mongols got the hint by the third time and withdrew for good.
** Repeated in the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar, with the city of Thái Nguyên evacuating and throwing in a side of scorched-earth policy for good measure, between late 1946 and early 1947. The city was reduced to rubble so the French wouldn't be able to use it. It has since been rebuilt in the postwar period and continues to thrive.
** As the Mongols and Yuans were fond of RapeAndPillage, General Trần Hưng Đạo ordered a city-wide evacuation of the capital Thăng Long (modern day Hanoi) in a strategy referred to as "vườn không nhà trống" (empty gardens, empty houses). Capital residents left for Thanh Hóa en masse, bringing with them all their food and supplies. The invaders arrived on foot to a bare city, with no food, and soldiers fell sick from the unfamiliar climate. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese army attacked and destroyed the supply ships (Mongol infantry had gone ahead to capture the capital and quash the resistance, leaving their food and weaponry to be transported via sea). This was done three times, all successfully. The Yuan-Mongols got the hint by the third time and withdrew for good.
** Repeated in the UsefulNotes/VietnamWar, with the city of Thái Nguyên evacuating and throwing in a side of scorched-earth policy for good measure, between late 1946 and early 1947. The city was reduced to rubble so the French wouldn't be able to use it. It has since been rebuilt in the postwar period and continues to thrive.
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* ''Film/{{Cloverfield}} has the denizens of Manhattan (slowly) evacuate across the various bridges after the initial monster attacks.
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* ''Film/IndependenceDay'': They're not mandatory evacuations, but the President tells the citizens of the US that if they feel compelled to leave a city, they should do so immediately and in an orderly fashion. The citizens get the "immediately" part. However, after being advised by David Levinson that the aliens are not coming in peace, the evacuations become mandatory. Later on the film, it is said that all major cities have been deserted.
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* ''Film/IndependenceDay'': They're not mandatory evacuations, evacuations initially, but the President tells the citizens of the US that if they feel compelled to leave a city, they should do so immediately and in an orderly fashion. The citizens get the "immediately" part. However, after being advised by David Levinson that the aliens are not coming in peace, the evacuations become mandatory. Later on the film, it is said that all major cities have been deserted.
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** The fifth season sees the Crystal Gems actively coordinate safety measures with the townsfolk, including a plan to rapidly evacuate to unspecified shelters. The plan goes into action in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E23Reunited "Reunited", though it proves unnecessary, as the only thing in-town damaged was Steven's house (which Greg sheltered in, but somehow came out unscathed).
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** The fifth season sees the Crystal Gems actively coordinate safety measures with the townsfolk, including a plan to rapidly evacuate to unspecified shelters. The plan goes into action in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E23Reunited "Reunited", "Reunited"]], though it proves unnecessary, as the only thing in-town damaged was Steven's house (which Greg sheltered in, but somehow came out unscathed).
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* ''Film/IndependenceDay'': They're not mandatory evacuations, but the President tells the citizens of the US that if they feel compelled to leave a city, they should do so immediately and in an orderly fashion. The citizens get the "immediately" part.
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* ''Film/IndependenceDay'': They're not mandatory evacuations, but the President tells the citizens of the US that if they feel compelled to leave a city, they should do so immediately and in an orderly fashion. The citizens get the "immediately" part. However, after being advised by David Levinson that the aliens are not coming in peace, the evacuations become mandatory. Later on the film, it is said that all major cities have been deserted.
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* ''Wyatt's Hurricane'' by Desmond Bagley. Wyatt is a meteorologist [[CassandraTruth trying to convince people]] that a hurricane is about to strike a BananaRepublic in the middle of a revolution. TheCaligula throws Wyatt out of his office but the RebelLeader believes him, has his soldiers evacuate the citizenry by force and withdraws to higher ground, [[GoodIsNotNice knowing that the government forces will reoccupy the city and get wiped out by the hurricane]].
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* ''Wyatt's Hurricane'' by Desmond Bagley. Wyatt is a meteorologist [[CassandraTruth trying to convince people]] that a hurricane is about to strike a BananaRepublic in the middle of a revolution. TheCaligula throws Wyatt out of his office but the RebelLeader believes him, has his soldiers evacuate the citizenry by force and withdraws to higher ground, [[GoodIsNotNice knowing that the government forces will reoccupy the city city]] and get [[WeatherOfWar wiped out by the hurricane]].
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* Deconstructed in ''Film/WrongIsRight''. Terrorists have threatened to detonate two suitcase nukes in New York City. With five hours to go before the deadline, the President is pouring over the evacuation plan and is hopeful when the report says they can successfully evacuate its two million residents until IntrepidReporter Patrick Hale points out a few disclaimers.
-->'''Hale:''' ''If'' we can squeeze an extra 40,000 vehicles into the New York traffic, another 300,000 persons into the airports (it's Page 18 of that report). If you don't take their cats, dogs, the old, the blind, if you abandon all the hospitals and all the people that are in them; don't panic and if the police don't panic...then maybe...you ''might'' save two million people, in how long?
-->'''Vice President:''' Four days.
-->'''President:''' ''(throws evacuation plan across the room)'' Didn't anybody ''check'' this report?!
-->'''General:''' Eight years ago, sir. It was worthless then.
-->'''Hale:''' ''If'' we can squeeze an extra 40,000 vehicles into the New York traffic, another 300,000 persons into the airports (it's Page 18 of that report). If you don't take their cats, dogs, the old, the blind, if you abandon all the hospitals and all the people that are in them; don't panic and if the police don't panic...then maybe...you ''might'' save two million people, in how long?
-->'''Vice President:''' Four days.
-->'''President:''' ''(throws evacuation plan across the room)'' Didn't anybody ''check'' this report?!
-->'''General:''' Eight years ago, sir. It was worthless then.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'': In the penultimate episode, the citizens of Corona are forced to flee the kingdom when Cassandra and the Brotherhood attack.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': On a Genocide Route, the {{Monster Town}}s of the Underground learn that the PlayerCharacter is murdering everything in their path and evacuate before their arrival. One boss monster pulls a YouShallNotPass against the PC and dies happy that she bought time for the monsters to get to safety.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': On a Genocide Route, the {{Monster Town}}s of the Underground learn that the PlayerCharacter is murdering everything everyone in their path and evacuate before their arrival. One boss monster Undyne pulls a YouShallNotPass against the PC PC, giving her all to stall them as long as possible and then dies happy knowing that she bought time for the monsters to get to safety.
