A devastating landslide met the village of Tarasin in Sudan in Central Darfur on Sunday 31 August, killing at least 1,000 people, according to a rebel group that checked the area.
The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM-A) said that the horrific incident was activated at the end of August by days of heavy rainfall and “completely brought the village to the ground”.
“The first information indicates the death of all villagers, estimated at more than a thousand people. Only one person survived,” said the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army in a statement.
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Women gather along the side of a flooded street in Sudan’s capital Khartem after heavy rain on August 27, 2025. (Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)
The figures cannot currently be verified independently due to the limited access to the region of conflict, but if it is confirmed, it would be among the deadly natural disasters of Sudan in recent history.
Flood water floods a main street in the capital of Sudan Khartoem after heavy rain on August 27, 2025. (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty images)
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The governor of Darfur, Minni Minnawi, called the landslide a “humanitarian tragedy.”
The group calls for help from the UN and international aid organizations for help recovering agencies and responding to the disaster.
Flood water floods a main street in the capital of Sudan Khartoem after heavy rain on August 27, 2025. (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty images)
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According to earlier reports from the BBC, many residents from the State of Noord -Darfur sought refuge in the area after the paramilitary rapid main force forced them from their homes.
This is a development report.
