US EditionSudan 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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Sudan's Jebel Marra Landslide Tragedy: Urgent Call for International Aid
Sudan's Jebel Marra Landslide Tragedy: Urgent Call for International Aid In western Sudan, a catastrophic landslide has claimed the lives of up to 1,000 people in the village of Tarseen located in Jebel Marra. Officials from the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army are appealing urgently for international assistance to recover bodies and rescue those affected by the relentless and destructive rains.This tragic incident highlights the vulnerability of …
Sudan: Help Us Find Landslide Dead - Group In Control of Darfur Region
The group controlling Sudan's Darfur region has called for assistance in finding the bodies of more than 1,000 people buried in a landslide that wiped out a mountain village in an area that has seen an influx of internally displaced people fleeing violence in the ongoing war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.
Not all the bodies have been recovered yet, but the rebels in Sudan start from 1,000 dead. A complete village is buried by a landslide under mud and rubble. The war in the country and the situation in the mountains make help difficult. By M. Behrendt.
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