Thai govt to host fund raising event for Filipino victims

The government will hold a special event Wednesday to raise funds for the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, Government Spokesman Teerat Ratanasevi said Tuesday.
The event will be broadcast via NBT and Radio Station of Thailand at 8.30pm. He encouraged all people to donate.
Phillipines was hit by the super typhoon last Friday. One of the strongest tropical storms on record, Haiyan tore through the centre of the archipelago killing an estimated 10,000 people in one city alone and destroying homes, roads and bridges. Recent reports indicate that  9.8 million Filipinos have been affected.