Britain's children were supposed to be sent from the cities to the countryside to keep them safe from the bombs. A lot has been written about it, mostly by those who experienced it in some capacity, but also by people who, as my Dad would have said, are "talking through their hats!" Experiences varied widely, and the effects were just as varied. As for parents who would not send their children away - it was a Catch-22 situation. Evacuees were killed by enemy action in the country, though more rarely than in town, some were abused and exploited, and others suffered lasting emotional damage as a result of being forced to leave their families and familiar environment. But for many, like, for instance, actor Michael Caine, evacuation was a positive and life-changing experience.
moving persons and supplies from an unsafe to safe area.67
The movement of employees, visitors and contractors from a site and/or building to a safe place (assembly area) in a controlled and monitored manner at time of an E/I/E/C. See: Assembly Area
Leaving in mass from a town or city to a safer place
An organized, phased, and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of civilians from dangerous or potentially dangerous areas, and their reception and care in safe areas.
To remove or withdraw from.
Remove people from a place of danger to stay elsewhere until it was safe to return
a protective action that involves leaving an area of risk until the hazard has passed and the area is safe for return.
Organized, phased, and supervised dispersal of people from dangerous or potentially dangerous areas (FEMA definition). See FEMA.