Three people have died in southern China after strong winds blew them out of their apartment windows. Extreme weather has hit the region over the past week.
A total of seven people have died in Jiangxi province since extremely strong winds began on Sunday, CNN reported. More than 5,400 houses were damaged and 313,000 people were affected, of whom about 1,600 had to be evacuated.
China's meteorological authority issued an orange alert - the highest in its three-tier warning system - on Tuesday, the first since 2013.
Among the dead was a woman and her 11-year-old grandson, who were thrown out of the windows of the apartment by the strong wind along with their mattresses.
The winds also uprooted about 2,000 trees.
China has been hit by a series of extreme weather events in recent years.
