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18 September 2008

Despite their seemingly innocent names, Tropical Storm Fay and hurricanes Gustav and Hanna left a trail of destruction as they swept across Haiti in the space of just eight days in late August. Rocked by years of civil war and political instability, the stricken Caribbean island is ill equipped to deal with the consequences of this latest tragedy.
According to official figures a total of 326 people have been killed and 50 injured during Haiti’s hurricane season to date. But with many towns and villages still submerged by water, the likelihood is that the death toll will rise in the next few weeks.
One man who has resolved to do something to alleviate the situation is Haitian-born actor Jimmy Jean-Louis, a star of the American TV series Heroes and one of the country’s most famous ambassadors since the hit show was first broadcast in 2006. Born in Petionville, a suburb of the capital city Port-au-Prince, Jimmy earned stardom the hard way, squatting in flats in Paris and taking on menial jobs all over Europe before making a name for himself in Hollywood.
Although a symbol of success for Haiti’s youngsters, he has never forgotten his roots and is dismayed at the latest disaster to befall his homeland. “It’s hard to raise a smile at the moment,” he tells FIFA.com. “Our island had enough troubles as it was. We didn’t need nature to come along and make it worse.”
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