"The landslide destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan and left only one survivor, said the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM). The landslide took place on 31 August after heavy rains, said the group, led by Abdelwahid Nour. Initial information indicates the death of all village residents, estimated to be more than one thousand individuals, with only one survivor, its statement said."
"The movement, which controls the area located in Darfur region, appealed to the UN and international aid agencies to help recover the bodies of victims, including men, women and children. The village has now been completely levelled to the ground, the statement said. Sudan's bloody civil war now in its third year has plunged Sudan into one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with famine declared in parts of Darfur."
"The SLM has mostly stayed out of the fighting, but controls parts of Sudan's tallest mountain range. Darfur's army-aligned governor, Minni Minnawi, called the landslide a humanitarian tragedy that goes beyond the borders of the region. We appeal to international humanitarian organisations to urgently intervene and provide support and assistance at this critical moment, for the tragedy is greater than what our people can bear alone, he said in a statement."
More than 1,000 people were killed in a landslide in the Marra Mountains of western Sudan on 31 August, with only one survivor reported. The landslide destroyed and levelled an entire village. The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM), which controls the area, appealed to the UN and international aid agencies to help recover bodies of men, women and children. Residents fleeing the fighting sought shelter in the Marra Mountains where food and medication are insufficient. Ongoing civil war, famine in parts of Darfur, and active fighting have left much of the region largely inaccessible to international aid organisations, limiting urgent humanitarian assistance.
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