A woman was knocked to the ground by a flying metal sheet despite her standing on it in an attempt to prevent it from being blown away during extreme winds.

The incident occurred in Luoyang, a city in central China's Henan province, where powerful gusts swept through the area, lifting a large metal sheet that struck the woman as she struggled to hold it down as captured in a video shared online on 10th May.

The video shows the woman being hit and falling to the ground, while a man nearby rushes to assist her, stumbling himself due to the strong winds before helping her back to her feet.

She was reportedly a waitress at a nearby restaurant and had tried to keep the metal sheet in place so that it would not fly off and scratch customers' cars parked close by.

She reportedly suffered a knee injury but was otherwise fine.

According to the Henan provincial meteorological bureau, wind gusts in the region reached Force 8 to 10 on the Beaufort scale, with some areas experiencing gusts up to Force 15, surpassing historical records for April.

The bureau issued a yellow warning for strong winds and activated a Level III emergency response for major meteorological disasters.

Several tourist attractions in the province were temporarily closed or implemented crowd control measures in response to the extreme weather conditions.

(MJ Leidig/newsX)