The village of land collapse in the Darfur Sudan region kills about 1000, but one person survived, an area controlling the group of rebels

Cairo – A rebel group controlling the area late Monday said that the landslides eliminated a village in the western Darfur region of Sudan, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the bloodiest natural disasters in the history of the modern African country.

The Sudan Liberation Movement said in a statement that the tragedy took place on Sunday in the village of Tarasin in the Mountains of Maria in the center of Darfur, days after heavy rains in late August.

“Initial information indicates the death of all residents of the village, which is able to be more than a thousand people. Only one person survived,” the statement said.

The group said the village was “completely flat on the ground”, and it resumes United and international relief groups to help recover bodies.

The footage of the news port in the Maris Mountains showed a flat area among the mountain ranges with a group of people looking for the area.

The landslide was one of the bloodiest natural disasters in the history of modern Sudan. Hundreds of people there die every year in seasonal rains and floods.

The tragedy came as The destroyed civil war Sudan was immersed after the tensions between the army and the semi -military rapid support forces exploded into open fighting in April 2023 in the capital of Khartoum and other places in the country.

Most of the Darfur region, including the Mary Mountain Burns of the unemployed The fight between the Sudan army and RSF.

The Sudan Liberation Movement, which is concentrated in the Maria Mountains, is one of the multiple active rebel groups in the Darfur and Kordovan regions. He did not take aspects of the war.

The governor of Darfur described the army, Mini Miniwi, the ground collapse as “a human tragedy that exceeds the borders of the region,” according to AFP. “We appeal to international humanitarian organizations to intervene urgently and provide support and assistance at this critical moment, because the tragedy is greater than our people can bear alone,” he said in a statement.

Maria Mountains is a rough volcanic chain that extends 100 miles southwest of the Vasp, the fighting center between the army and RSF. The region has turned into a center for displaced families who run away from the fighting in and around El Fasher.

The conflict has killed more than 40,000 people, forced more than 14 million people to flee their homes and let some families take grass in a desperate attempt to survive while famine sweeps parts of the country.

It was characterized by total atrocities, including killing and rape, according to the United Nations and rights groups. The International Criminal Court said it was investigating alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The village of Tarasin is located in the Central Margal Mountains, a volcanic area with a height of more than 9,800 feet in its saying. The World Heritage site, and the mountain range is famous for its low temperature and rainfall higher than the surrounding areas, according to UNICEF. It is more than 560 miles to the west of the hose.