A landslide in Sudan’s Marrah Mountains in Darfur has destroyed an entire village, killing all of its more than 1,000 residents except one survivor, according to the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), which controls parts of the region. The landslide followed days of heavy rainfall. [1], [2]
The SLM, which holds territory in Darfur, appealed to the UN and international aid groups to help recover the victims’ bodies, saying the village has been “completely flattened.”
The disaster comes amid a civil war that has raged since 2023, leaving an estimated 60,000 to 150,000 dead and fueling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. More than half of Sudan’s population. Half of the 50 million population of Sudan is facing food insecurity, while millions have been displaced.
The SLM is a Sudanese rebel group that has largely stayed on the sidelines of the conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has intensified in Darfur, particularly around El Fasher, since the army took control of the capital, Khartoum, in March.
Much of Darfur, including the area where the landslide occurred, remains largely inaccessible to international aid organizations because of the ongoing conflict, severely hampering the delivery of urgent humanitarian assistance.
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