"A massive landslide in western Sudan's Darfur region has destroyed a village, leaving over 1,000 people dead, a rebel group that controls the area said on Monday. The landslide occurred on Sunday in the village of Tarasin located in the Marra Mountains after days of incessant rain, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said. Sudan village 'completely leveled' to the ground The rebel movement said there was a lone survivor in the disaster-struck village."
"The group has appealed to the United Nations and international aid agencies to help in the recovery of the bodies of victims. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan Sudan is currently in the third year of a deadly civil war and is witnessing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world."
A massive landslide struck the village of Tarasin in the Marra Mountains of western Darfur after days of incessant rain. The disaster destroyed the village and killed an estimated more than 1,000 residents, leaving only one known survivor. The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, which controls the area, reported the destruction and appealed to the United Nations and international aid agencies for assistance in recovering victims' bodies. The landslide compounds a worsening humanitarian crisis amid a three-year civil war and declared famine in parts of Darfur. Displaced people sheltering in the Marra Mountains face severe shortages of food and medication.
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