Symbolic Cotton Tree Falls in Sierra Leone’s Capital

Name: Symbolic Cotton Tree Falls in Sierra Leone's Capital
Uploaded: 2023-05-26
Channel: Hasan Esat Yüzbaşıoğulları
Description: Sierra Leone's iconic cotton tree, representing freedom and history, has toppled due to a powerful storm. President Julius Maada Bio mourns the nation's significant loss and pledges to plant a replacement at the site.The 400-year-old, 70-meter-high t

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SİERRA LEONE'NUN SEMBOLÜ HALİNE GELEN 400 YAŞINDA OLDUĞU TAHMİN EDİLEN PAMUK AĞACI, ETKİLİ OLAN FIRTINA VE ŞİDDETLİ YAĞIŞ NEDENİYLE DEVRİLDİ. (İHA/FREETOWN-İHA) Sierra Leone'nun sembolü haline gelen 400 yaşında olduğu tahmin edilen pamuk ağacı, etkili olan fırtına ve şiddetli yağış nedeniyle devrildi.

Sierra Leone’s iconic cotton tree, representing freedom and history, has toppled due to a powerful storm. President Julius Maada Bio mourns the nation’s significant loss and pledges to plant a replacement at the site.

The 400-year-old, 70-meter-high tree, featured on banknotes, held great cultural significance for Sierra Leoneans.

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