(Updates sum collected)
More than €1.1 million were collected by 11 p.m. in l-Istrina, the charity fund collecting marathon being held today.
The 12-hour marathon, which started at noon, is now in its 14th year. It is being broadcast from the Montekristo Estates in Hal-Farrug.
In a message at the beginning of the marathon, President Eddie Fenech Adami urged the people to donate money for those less fortunate.
The beneficiaries this year are the Malta Community Chest Fund, the Malta Hospice Movement, Ejjew Ghandi, Dar Sagra Familja, Don Bosco House, the Salesians of Don Bosco/SOS Malta, the OASI Centre, Casa Leone XIII - Home for the Elderly, Holy Family - Home for the Elderly, Parr. Jesus Crucificado S.M. Chaparron, SOS Malta, Special Olympics Malta, Dar il-Kaptan, LAND Group, Richmond Foundation and Fondazzjoni Suret il-Bniedem.