Typhoon Maria injures two people in Taiwan, prompts 3,000 to take shelter

TAIPEI: Typhoon Maria injured two people in Taiwan and prompted more than 3,000 to be moved to shelters before making landfall in China, authorities said on Wednesday. The government's disaster response center said the two were hit by falling tree limbs in the capital Taipei on Tuesday, as the medium-strength storm passed north of the mountainous island of 23 million people.