Sudan: Over 1,000 killed as landslide hits Darfur region, says rebel group

At least 1,000 people have been killed in a massive landslide that buried an entire village in Sudan’s Marra Mountains, leaving only one survivor, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) said on Monday.

The disaster struck on August 31 following days of torrential rains, according to the group led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour. In a statement, it said the village in western Darfur had been “completely leveled to the ground,” with men, women, and children among the dead.

The SLM/A, which controls the area, urged the United Nations and international aid agencies to step in and assist with the recovery of bodies and emergency relief.

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Many of the victims had fled to the Marra Mountains to escape the brutal conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur state. But the region itself has been ravaged by shortages of food and medicine.

Sudan’s civil war, now in its second year, has displaced millions and left over half the population facing acute hunger. The fighting continues to engulf Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur, which remains under heavy fire.

In a statement, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said “massive and devastating landslides” struck the village of Tarasin in the Marra mountains on Sunday.

“Initial information indicates the death of all village residents, estimated to be more than one thousand individuals, with only one survivor,” the group added.

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