Sudden gales and hail killed six people and injured three others in two counties in east China's Anhui Province early Friday morning, according to government sources.
Xinhua reported that from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. Friday, strong winds and hail battered Dangshan and Xiaoxian counties in Anhui, destroying houses, forcing road closures and disrupting power supply, said the Anhui Provincial Civil Affairs Department.
Six people died when the gales toppled trees that fell onto their homes.
Three injured people have been sent to local hospitals.