displaced
Displaced means to be relocated or put into a different place. One can assume here that the storm was so fierce that it made their homes unsafe to live in due to damage, power outages, or other problems. They people had to leave go find shelter somewhere else. Displaced is the correct choice because it means just that: to be relocated. When you soothe something, you calm it down. This doesn't fit. Cherish means to value or love something. This doesn't fit either. Polled means to be asked an opinion about something. This is also not correct.
