In a tragedy that underscores Sudan’s ongoing humanitarian nightmare, at least 1,000 people were killed when a massive landslide buried an entire village in the Marra Mountains, western Sudan. According to the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A), only one survivor has been found.
The landslide struck on August 31 following days of relentless rainfall, turning the already fragile landscape into a deadly cascade of mud and rock.
A Village Erased
The SLM/A, led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour, confirmed in a statement that the once-thriving village “has now been completely leveled to the ground.” Men, women, and children were all caught in the disaster, their bodies still trapped beneath the rubble.
The group, which controls the area in Darfur, appealed urgently to the United Nations and international aid agencies to assist in recovery efforts. With limited tools, food, and medicine, locals are unable to cope with the sheer scale of devastation.
A Disaster Within a War Zone
This natural disaster comes as Sudan battles a brutal civil war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
In Darfur alone, countless families have already been displaced, fleeing bombardments and shortages to seek safety in the Marra Mountains.
Instead of finding refuge, residents met another catastrophe. The region’s scarcity of basic necessities has only compounded the suffering.
A Country on the Brink
Sudan’s two-year war has left more than half of the country’s population facing hunger, with millions uprooted from their homes.
Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur state, remains under heavy fire, symbolizing the collapse of stability in the region.
Now, with over 1,000 lives lost in a single landslide, the humanitarian crisis has reached a new low. For survivors, the plea is clear: without swift international intervention, the Marra Mountains could become another forgotten graveyard in a war-torn nation.
