11. Cuba evacuated 750, 000 people and shut down power for much of the island ahead of the storm. 12. After 51 years of operating reliably, the shut down power scheme was put up for tender in 1980. 13. Also, in Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela the Manila Electric power company shut down power to prevent any accidents. 14. But in Florida, which was hit by four hurricanes in six weeks, electric utilities did not shut down power . 15. Monsoon rains have shut down power and transportation and wiped out mud-and-thatch houses in five northern states in India. 16. Militant picketing involving tens of thousands of miners had shut down power stations, docks and coke and coal depots. 17. Although California and other surrounding states had been automatically broken into protective " islands, " sensing devices shut down power ," 18. The New York Aquarium was significantly damaged by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 which severely flooded the facility and shut down power . 19. Niagara Mohawk shut down power from a control center in Syracuse 39 minutes after the first call, according to the 911 tapes. 20. Officials shut down power in Cagayan early Monday to minimize damage and casualties after the typhoon began knocking down trees and power lines.
