Landslide Kills Over 1000 In South Sudan, Armed Group Says
More than 1,000 people have reportedly lost their lives in a massive landslide that wiped out an entire village in the Marra Mountains of western Sudan, according to the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A).
The armed group, led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour, said the disaster occurred on August 31 following days of torrential rainfall.
In a statement released late Monday, the group noted that only one person survived the tragedy.
“The village has now been completely leveled to the ground,” the SLM/A said, appealing to the United Nations and international humanitarian agencies to assist in recovering bodies of the victims, among them men, women, and children.
The Marra Mountains, located in the conflict-torn Darfur region, have become a refuge for thousands fleeing clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). However, residents face severe shortages of food and medicine.
Sudan’s two-year civil war has pushed more than half the country’s population into crisis levels of hunger and displaced millions.
The fighting has continued in North Darfur state, where the capital, Al-Fashir, remains under siege.
Landslide Kills Over 1000 In South Sudan, Armed Group Says is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
