BEIJING: At least eight people were killed after thunderstorms battered central China's Hubei Province, state media said on Tuesday (Jul 7), as forecasters warned of more torrential rain across various parts of the country that are home to around 200 million people.Over four hours on Monday evening, winds of up to 149kmh lashed the cities of Huangshi, Huanggang, Ezhou and Xianning, Xinhua reported, citing Hubei's emergency management.The National Meteorological Centre said the southeastern region of Guangxi and eastern provinces of Jiangsu and Shandong should brace for extremely heavy rain of up to 260mm over the next 24 hours, which can trigger landslides, with other areas in China's northeast and south expecting tornadoes.Hubei and Shandong are among China's key agricultural provinces, w