China typhoon kills six, knocks out power as tornado snaps trees

People try to remove a bough from a street as Typhoon Mujigae hits Maoming, Guangdong province, October 4, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

BEIJING (Reuters) - A typhoon bringing heavy rain churned inland through southern China on Monday, a day after making landfall, killing at least six people, injuring hundreds, knocking out power and overturning cars.

The storm made landfall in the southern province of Guangdong on Sunday, triggering widespread blackouts, state media said. Winds knocked out power grids along the coast, leaving large areas without electricity, water or telecommunications.