At least 1,000 people were killed when a massive landslide destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains of western Sudan, leaving only one survivor, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army reported.
The landslide struck on August 31 following several days of heavy rainfall, the group led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour said, emphasizing the extreme weather worsened by the region’s mountainous terrain.
The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, which controls the area in the Darfur region, urged the United Nations and international aid organizations to assist in recovering bodies of men, women, and children.
“The village has now been completely levelled to the ground,” the movement stated, highlighting the scale of destruction and the urgent need for humanitarian support in the affected area.
Many residents had fled the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in North Darfur, seeking shelter in the Marra Mountains despite scarce food and medical supplies.
The civil war in the region, now in its second year, has left over half the population facing severe hunger and has displaced millions, with Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur, under continuous fire.