London, Jan 31 (IANS) Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean's had to deal with a tragedy while helping desperate survivors of the Haiti earthquake after a volunteer for his Yele Haiti foundation was shot dead in a car-jacking. The singer says he will never be able to forget the horrific scenes.

Wyclef, a native Haitian, rushed to his homeland after the massive tremor hit the nation earlier this month, ravaging the poor country's infrastructure and killing more than 150,000 people.

But Jean and his team of volunteers had to contend with more than just the devastation left by the earthquake, they witnessed the desperate lengths Haiti's people were going to in a bid to survive, which ended in terrible consequences for one young helper.

'Jo Jo was shot and killed on the second day we were there. He was the victim of a car-jacking. I left him alone for two hours and he was driving in the city,' contactmusic.com quoted Wyclef as saying.

'A guy stopped him and told him to get out of the car. No one knows quite what happened next but he was shot twice and killed instantly. The jacker didn't even want the car, he just wanted to take the fuel,' he added.

And Wyclef says he will never be able to forget the horrific scenes he witnessed.

'It looked like the apocalypse - there were bodies everywhere. It's a sight that will stay with me for ever. It's something you just can't put into words. I filmed everything with a video camera because I was convinced people would not believe what we told them.'