Sudan landslide kills more than 1,000 people after wiping out village in Darfur
- On August 31, a landslide devastated a settlement in the western Sudanese Marra Mountains region, resulting in at least 1,000 fatalities and leaving just one person alive.
- The landslide occurred after several days of heavy rain and took place during an ongoing two-year conflict in North Darfur state between government forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
- Residents displaced by the ongoing conflict have taken refuge in the Marra Mountains, while the war has forced millions to flee and left Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur, under attack.
- The Sudan Liberation Movement and Army, led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour, reported that the village was completely destroyed and called on international organizations and aid groups to assist in retrieving the bodies of the victims.
- The disaster highlights the compounded humanitarian crisis caused by the civil war, as more than half the population faces crisis hunger and shortages of food and medicine persist in the area.
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A devastating landslide in Sudan killed at least a thousand people in the West Darfur region, after days of heavy rains that caused the land to collapse in the Marra Mountains. According to the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour, the catastrophe occurred on 31 August and only one inhabitant survived the tragedy. “The village has been completely devastated,” the group said in a statement released on Monday. Victims inc…
Sudan armed group seeks help after landslide kills 1,000
An armed group that controls part of western Sudan appealed yesterday for foreign help in recovering bodies and rescuing residents from torrential rain, after it said at least 1,000 people were killed when a landslide buried a village.
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Denver GazetteLandslide kills 1,000 in remote Sudanese region, rebels say
A landslide flattened an entire village in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region, leaving at least 1,000 people dead, according to a rebel group that controls the area.
Sudan appeals for aid after landslide kills more than 1,000 in Darfur
The village of Tarasin was “completely leveled to the ground,” the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army said as it appealed to the U.N. and international aid groups for help to recover the bodies
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