At least 1,000 people are feared dead following a catastrophic landslide which has wiped out an entire village.
The disaster struck on Sunday in the settlement in Tarasin following torrential downpours in late August. Days of heavy rain loosened the soil, causing the slopes of the Marrah Mountains to collapse.
Sudan Liberation Movement leader Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour said: “Initial information indicates the death of all village residents, estimated to be more than one thousand people. Only one person survived.”
The village was “completely levelled to the ground,” the group declared, making urgent appeals to the UN and international humanitarian organisations for assistance in retrieving the bodies.
Video footage released by the Marrah Mountains news outlet revealed a flattened expanse between mountain ridges, with rescue teams scouring the devastated area.
Darfur’s governor described the situation a “humanitarian tragedy”.
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