BEIJING, Sept. 17 -- Cries of adulation - and hunger - followed Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean and actor Matt Damon as they toured flood-ravaged Gonaives on Sunday to call attention to widespread suffering in the marooned city.

U.S. actor Matt Damon waves as he poses during a photocall for the film "The Bourne Ultimatum" at the 33rd Deauville Festival of American Film in France Sept. 1, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike submerged the Haitian city and cut off roadways. Where waters have receded, streets remain a stinking mud bath and homes are carpeted with muck and encrusted pots, pans and laundry.

    "I'm speechless, I can't believe it," said Damon, looking down from a UN helicopter at people living on the rooftops of flooded homes.

    The four-hour visit passed in a blur of stenches, colors and noise. "It's inhumane. I wish there was a word in the dictionary. No human should be living like this," said Jean, who became famous as a member of the Grammy-winning band, The Fugees, and later emerged as a solo artist.

    Damon and Jean sought to help the United Nations raise more than $100 million for 800,000 Haitians in need after four tropical storms and hurricanes have struck the country since mid-August.

    Jean's Yele Haiti charity is helping the World Food Program and the Organization of American States-affiliated Pan American Development Foundation distribute food to 3,000 families.

    (Source: China Daily/Agencies)