By Khalid Abdelaziz, Reuters
There has been flooding in Sudan in recent days. The main street of Sudan's capital Khartoum on August 27. Photo: EBRAHIM HAMID / AFP
At least 1000 have been killed in a landslide that destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan, leaving only one survivor, The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said on Monday (local time).
The landslide struck on 31 August after days of heavy rainfall, the group led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour said in a statement.
The movement, which controls the area located in Darfur region, appealed to the United Nations and international aid agencies to help recover the bodies of victims, including men, women and children.
The village "has now been completely levelled to the ground," the movement added.
Fleeing the raging war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur state, residents sought shelter in the Marra Mountains area where food and medication are insufficient.
The two-year civil war has left more than half the population facing crisis levels of hunger and driven millions from their homes with the capital of North Darfur state, Al-Fashir, being under fire.
- Reuters
