Landslide wipes out village in Sudan’s Darfur, kills over 1,000 people

A landslide triggered by heavy rains destroyed Tarasin village in Sudan’s Central Darfur, killing over 1,000 people, according to the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army. The village was completely wiped out, with only one survivor. Appeals for international aid have been made

Cairo: A devastating landslide wiped out a village in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, killing at least 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country’s recent history, a rebel group controlling the area said late Monday.

The tragedy happened on Sunday in the Tarasin village in Central Darfur’s Marrah Mountains after days of heavy rainfall in late August, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army said in a statement.

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“Initial information indicates the death of all village residents, estimated to be more than one thousand people. Only one person survived,” the statement read.

The village was “completely levelled to the ground,” the group said, appealing to the UN and international aid groups for help to recover the bodies.