Landslide in Sudan’s Darfur kills up to 1,000 people
A landslide triggered by days of rain buried a village in Sudan’s Darfur region, killing as many as 1,000 people
EL-FASHER, Sudan (MNTV) — A landslide triggered by days of rain buried a village in Sudan’s Darfur region, killing as many as 1,000 people, according to rebel groups and aid officials.
The disaster struck Sunday in Tarasin, a village in the Jebel Marra mountains, a stronghold of anti-government forces. The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) said nearly all residents were killed, with only one survivor reported.
“The initial information indicates the death of all village residents, estimated at more than 1,000 individuals, with only one survivor,” the SLM said in a statement.
The United Nations said it was mobilizing support, citing local estimates of between 300 and 1,000 deaths. Images from the site showed a mountainside sheared away, with homes buried in mud and uprooted trees.
Rescue efforts are hampered by conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has left Jebel Marra largely cut off. Seasonal rains have also made access roads impassable.
Sudan’s rival authorities both offered condolences. The African Union urged warring parties to allow humanitarian access, while Pope Leo XIV sent condolences from the Vatican.
Darfur has endured decades of conflict, with the current civil war displacing more than 14 million people nationwide.
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