A bulldozer clears the fallen Cotton Tree in downtown Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday May 25, 2023. Sierra Leone's centuries-old iconic Cotton Tree, seen as a symbol of liberty and freedom by early settlers, fell during torrential rains in the capital causing a great loss to the nation and leaving "a gap in our hearts", President Julius Maada Bio told The Associated Press on Thursday. (AP Photo/TJ Bade)
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