As many as 1,000 killed in Sudan landslide : NPR
An area is damaged following a landslide that destroyed the village of Tersin, in the Marra mountains area in Sudan on September 1, 2025.
Sudan release movement / army / document via Reuters
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Lagos, Nigeria – A massive landslide in western Sudan destroyed the village of Tarsseen in Darfur and killed up to 1,000 people, according to local groups. Many victims have been moved and hungry, having fled more than two years of intense fighting in the Sudan civil war.
The landslide struck on Sunday in the mountainous region of Jebel Marra, an area controlled by the Archie of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-A). The armed group said that heavy rains completely leveled the village, leaving only one survivor.
The Jebel Marra region has increased in recent months in recent months, while thousands have fled an extended seat on the historic capital of Darfur, El Fasher, by paramilitary forces at war with the Army of Sudan. Many displaced people also came from the Zamzam refugee camp, where famine was declared last year.
SLM-A remained neutral during the conflict, offering a rare refuge to refugees. Most of the Darfur wider region, however, is controlled by rapid support forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias, which have been accused by the United Nations, the United States and others to commit genocide against African ethnic groups.
In April, Zamzam, the largest refugee camp in Sudan, which houses more than half a million people, was invaded by the RSF, killing hundreds of deaths, including humanitarian workers from doctors without borders (Doctors Without Borders) and international relief. Many displaced residents have fled to distant regions like Jebel Marra, where NGOs have limited access and aid delivery are extremely difficult, especially during the rainy season.
Humanitarian workers have warned that children die from hunger daily in the region, both with the Sudan army and the RSF accused of hindered humanitarian assistance. The United Nations agencies and other aid groups have also faced attacks and pressure on both sides of the war.
The Army of Sudan controls most of the country, including the capital, Khartoum. The RSF dominates a large part of the Darfur, with the exception of El Fasher, and Saturday its chief, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, was sworn in as chief of a parallel government, which the United States and other nations have rejected.
The current conflict has sparked the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and the worst famine in decades. Although precise figures of victims are impossible to confirm, the United States estimated last September that up to 150,000 people may have been killed since the start of fighting over two years ago.
