Landslide in Darfur Kills More Than 1,000 Amid Ongoing War

A devastating landslide in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region has claimed at least 1,000 lives, wiping out nearly the entire population of Tarsin village in Jebel Marra, Central Darfur.

The disaster struck on August 31 after days of torrential rainfall triggered mudslides that buried homes and residents. The Sudan Liberation Movement Army (SLM-A), which controls the area, confirmed that the village had been completely destroyed.

Sudan remains engulfed in a brutal conflict between the national army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, a war that has displaced millions and left more than 30 million people dependent on humanitarian aid. Now, nature has dealt a further blow to civilians who had sought refuge in the Marra Mountains from the fighting.

The SLM-A has appealed to the United Nations and international aid agencies to assist with recovery efforts, as local authorities lack the capacity to respond after years of war.

The Darfur Victims Advocacy Organization expressed its condolences, describing the landslide as a “tragedy that has erased an entire community.”

The UN has warned that the combination of civil war and natural disasters is pushing Sudan to the brink of collapse, with humanitarian needs mounting daily.