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Damon, Singer Jean Help in Haiti

Call on UN to raise $100M for storm recovery

By Elizabeth Wolff,  Newser User

Posted Sep 15, 2008 11:07 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Matt Damon and singer Wyclef Jean waded through knee-deep flood waters during a tour of decimated Gonaives, Haiti, yesterday to call attention to the widespread suffering that has followed tropical storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike. "I'm speechless, I can't believe it," Damon told the AP. The actor and the Haitian-born singer are asking fans to pitch in as the UN attempts to raise more than $100 million in aid.

"It's inhumane," said Jean. "No human should be living like this."

Actor Matt Damon, second left, Musician Wyclef Jean, and New Brunswick, Canada Premier Frank McKenna are escorted by U.N. peacekeepers and police officers in Gonaives, Haiti, yesterday.
Actor Matt Damon, second left, Musician Wyclef Jean, and New Brunswick, Canada Premier Frank McKenna are escorted by U.N. peacekeepers and police officers in Gonaives, Haiti, yesterday.   (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Matt Damon, center and Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean distribute food to a flood victim after four tropical storms hit the area in Gonaives, Haiti, yesterday.
Matt Damon, center and Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean distribute food to a flood victim after four tropical storms hit the area in Gonaives, Haiti, yesterday.   (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Matt Damon, center, arrives to a food distribution point in Gonaives, Haiti, yesterday.
Matt Damon, center, arrives to a food distribution point in Gonaives, Haiti, yesterday.   (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Matt Damon visits flood victims who are using a church for shelter after four tropical storms hit within one month in Cabaret, Haiti, Saturday.
Matt Damon visits flood victims who are using a church for shelter after four tropical storms hit within one month in Cabaret, Haiti, Saturday.   (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Matt Damon, right, and Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean stand together as they help distribute food to flood victims after four tropical storms hit the area in Cabaret, Haiti, Saturday.
Matt Damon, right, and Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean stand together as they help distribute food to flood victims after four tropical storms hit the area in Cabaret, Haiti, Saturday.   (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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