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Devastating landslide hit Tarasin Village According to the rebel groups controlling the area, at least 1,000 people were killed in Darfur, Sudan, on Sunday, August 31.
The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM-A) said the horrible incident was triggered by rainy days in late August and “completely upgraded the village to the ground.”
“The initial information indicated deaths of all rural residents, estimated to be over a thousand. Only one survived,” the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said in a statement.
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After heavy rains on August 27, 2025, women gathered on the side of a flooded street in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP)
These figures cannot be independently verified due to restrictions on access to conflicting areas, but if confirmed it will rank among the deadliest of Sudan Natural disasters Recent history.
Floods flooded a major street in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, after heavy rains on August 27, 2025. (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images)
Darfur Governor Minni Minnawi called this a landslide a “humanitarian tragedy.”
The group called for the United Nations and International aid agencies Seek help in recovering your body and responding to disasters.
Floods flooded a major street in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, after heavy rains on August 27, 2025. (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images)
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According to an early report by the BBC, many residents from North Darfur Seeking asylum Paramilitary rapid support forces forced them to leave their homes in the area.
This is a developing report.
