Sierra Leone’s symbolic ‘Cotton Tree’ destroyed in rain storm ...Middle East

FREETOWN: A centuries-old, towering tree that served as a historic symbol in Sierra Leone has been felled during a wind and rain storm in the capital Freetown, the government said on Thursday.The 70-metre (230-foot) Ceiba pentandra -- lovingly known by Sierra Leoneans as “Cotton Tree” -- lost all of its branches late Wednesday, with only the base of its enormous trunk still standing, a government statement said, citing “torrential rains and high winds”.It estimated the tree to be around 400 years old.“All Sierra Leoneans will pause for thought at the loss of such a prestigious national symbol as Cotton Tree,“ President Julius Maada Bio said.“For centuries it has been a proud emblem of our na

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