Four Chinese nationals were killed as hailstones the size of eggs rained down in Southern China. 

Hunan province was hit by extreme weather conditions characterized by rain, hail storms and strong winds over the weekend. Hailstones as big as eggs rained down on the province and affected more than 380,000 people.

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Four of the people in the province were killed by the extreme weather while about 5,000 people have been forced to evacuate and look for safer refuge. More than 900 houses had been destroyed.

Local media outlets recording the devastation reported that the large hailstones were also able to break through home roofs and laminated car windows. To date, the government is still assessing the total amount of damage. Neighboring areas Guilin and Liuzhou, both in the Guangxi region, were also affected by the torrential outpours.

Guizhou province also experienced egg-sized hailstones in the first week of April, severely damaging houses, vehicles, and crops. Guizhou. Dozens of civilians were admitted to local hospitals due to head injuries from the solid blocks of ice.

Weather Forecast

The China Meteorological Administration alerted the public of more severe weather conditions on Sunday that it will continue for days until Wednesday.

The National Meteorological Center said that provinces Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian and Guizhou will be seeing strong winds and hailstorms while a rainfall of up to 120 milliliters is expected in parts of Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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