Approximately 1,000 inhabitants of Surfside Beach evacuated amid the threat of Debra.
During the night of July 16-17 almost all the inhabitants evacuated the village.
After the attack, most of the outlying settlements were abandoned for the time being, and the inhabitants evacuated to safer locations.
According to ibn Miskawaih, the local people broke the peace by stone-throwing and other abuse directed against the Rus', who then demanded that the inhabitants evacuate the city.
From the first days of the war, Israel bombed the small Christian village of al-Ghandouriya, situated near the wadi crossing, forcing the inhabitants to evacuate their homes.
The inhabitants of the kibbutz evacuated their children, and, after having consulted Tel Aviv, refused to surrender.
When the Americans occupied the town upon orders from Pabilona, the inhabitants evacuated the place.
The presence of these lawless elements in the area made the inhabitants evacuate to safer places every now and then.
There were only 19 hours of warning before the eruption and the city's inhabitants evacuated before the eruption.
In November 1944, the village was completely burned down and the inhabitants evacuated by force as part of the scorched earth strategy of the Germans.