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The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), an armed Sudanese group, reported that more than 1,000 people were killed in a landslide on Sunday, triggered by heavy rains in a village in Darfur, western Sudan.
The Sudan Liberation Movement, a group that controls the area, said in a statement on Monday evening that the entire population of Tarsin village in the Marra Mountains was killed after heavy rains caused the landslide.
Only one person survived the disaster, the group affirmed.
The movement appealed to the United Nations and international relief agencies for help in recovering the bodies of the victims, including men, women, and children, noting that the village had been “completely leveled.”
The movement led by Abdel Wahid Mohamed al-Nur said in a statement that the landslide occurred on Sunday after days of heavy rainfall, according to Reuters.
The General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugee Camps mourned the disaster, noting that in 2018, in the same area, the village of Turba experienced a similar tragedy that claimed the lives of hundreds, including both dead and injured.
Fleeing the raging war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur state, residents sought shelter in the Marra Mountains area where food and medication are insufficient.
There was no confirmation from the Sudanese government as of Tuesday morning.
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