Sudan: Over 1,000 Feared Dead as Landslide Erases Darfur Village, Urgent Aid Needed
Sudan: Over 1,000 Feared Dead as Landslide Erases Darfur Village, Urgent Aid Needed A catastrophic landslide in Sudan’s western Darfur region has reportedly wiped out an entire village, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country’s recent history. The Sudan Liberation Movement-Army (SLM-A), which controls the affected area, confirmed the tragedy late Monday, stating the village of Tarasin in Central Darfur’s Marrah Mountains was “completely leveled to the ground.” The disaster struck on…