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08/06/2004:

"Downpour leaves Sierra Leone in ruins"

Freetown - Days of torrential rains across Sierra Leone have washed away any doubts about the massive need in Freetown to rebuild the crumbled infrastructure and disrepair plaguing the war-ravaged West African capital.

Decrepit buildings have tumbled and perimeter fences wrenched from the ground after more than a week of rain, sending huge chunks of concrete and building material into the already impassable streets, officials from the ministry of lands and environment told reporters.

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