1. people who are removed from a place of danger to a safer location
Usage: plural form of evacuee

Examples

• The evacuees were housed in temporary shelters after the hurricane.
• Red Cross volunteers provided food and blankets to the evacuees.
• Thousands of evacuees fled the wildfire zone.
• The school gymnasium served as a shelter for evacuees.
• Many evacuees returned to their homes once the flood waters receded.
• Emergency services helped transport evacuees to safety.