No damage to dams and hydropower stations within 50 km of the epicentre was reported, although damage to the provincial grid had affected power to about 40,000 end-users.
Laura Luo, who lives in Chengdu, a city of about 21 million people, was on her way to her apartment block when she saw people rushing out of their high-rise homes in panic after getting earthquake warnings on their phones. In Luding, the quake was so strong it was hard for some people to remain standing, while cracks appeared on some houses, the China News Service reported.
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