A powerful hailstorm struck southern China, damaging buildings, vehicles, and injuring residents.

Video filmed in the city of Ganzhou in Jiangxi Province on March 22, shows hailstones hitting the ground and rooftops with loud bangs.

Residents on the road were seen running away quickly, cars were damaged and the roof of a building was left riddled with holes.

Some people were also injured and bleeding due to being hit in the head by the hailstones.

The hailstones varied in size from small as glutinous rice balls to as large as eggs.

On the morning of March 23, the Jiangxi Provincial Emergency Management Department reported that the winds and hail disaster had affected 38,000 people in the province, resulting in a direct economic loss of 35.66 million yuan (£4,237,506).

The video was provided by local media with permission.

3月22日，江西赣州，石城县气象台16时06分发布冰雹橙色预警信号：预计未来6小时内，多地区可能出现冰雹天气，局地伴有雷暴大风和短时强降水等强对流天气。现场视频显示，在一阵狂风暴雨后，冰雹突然从天而降，砸在路面上、楼顶上，砰砰作响，小的冰雹如汤圆大小，大的比鸡蛋还大，不少停在户外的车辆受损，有屋顶被砸得千疮百孔，还有人头部被砸中流血受伤。
23日上午，江西省应急管理厅介绍，此次风雹灾害造成江西3.8万人受灾，直接经济损失3566万元人民币，灾情还在进一步统计核查中。