Eight people were killed, and another remained missing after thunderstorms and gales brought by severe convective weather hit the eastern part of central China's Hubei Province, according to the province's emergency management authorities. (Pics/AFP)

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday evening upgraded its earlier yellow alert to an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar districts, forecasting heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours as intense showers lashed the city and its neighbouring areas. PICS/ATUL KAMBLE