Pitt, Jolie reach out to Haiti quake victims

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LONDON - Hollywood star couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have stepped in to help victims of the Haiti earthquake, which has left thousands of people dead and many homeless.

The poverty-stricken Caribbean island was hit hard by a massive tremor measuring 7 on the Richter Scale Tuesday that struck just south of capital city Port-au-Prince.

Rapper Wyclef Jean has also urged the public to donate money to help the rescue efforts in the country and the Hollywood supercouple has come forward to aid the campaign, contactmusic.com reports.

“We are devastated by the news from Haiti. We will work closely with our good friend Wyclef Jean to support the humanitarian efforts on the island and help those who have been injured and left without homes and shelter, read a statement from Pitt-Jolie.

Added Jean: “I cannot stress enough what a human disaster this is, and idle hands will only make this tragedy worse. The over 2 million people in Port-au-Prince face catastrophe alone. We must act now.”

Meanwhile, hip-hop star Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is also pleading for help to raise funds for those affected. Taking to his Twitter.com page, he wrote: “God Bless Haiti! God please! State of Emergency!”

He then requested fans donate cash to Jean’s Yele Haiti charity organisation.