&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Landslide flattens village in Sudan; kills 1,000, leaves behind one miracle survivor")
A village in Sudan was flattened after insistent torrential rains triggered a landslide. Over 1,000 people living in the village were killed; only one person survived the devastating calamity. The rebel group Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM), controlling the Tarasin village, broke the news on Monday (September 1). It has also sought for help from the United Nations to recover the bodies of the deceased still buried under the debris.
In a statement as quoted by news agency AFP, the group said, “Initial information indicates the death of all village residents, estimated to be more than one thousand individuals, with only one survivor.” The disaster that struck on Sunday (August 31), days after the village was battered by heavy rain for days. The village is located in the Marra mountains in the country’s western Darfur region.
The calamity has surfaced as the country is embroiled in civil war. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) fight has led to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. The conflict has been ongoing since 2023, and there has been no respite yet. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the chief of army is also the president of the country has strained ties with RSF leader Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The two leaders have been sparring, which is making the situation in the country worse.
