Sudan: Landslides sweep through a village in Darfur and calls for international aid
Arabian Sea Newspaper - Special
Arabian Sea_Agence France-Presse: Landslides, described as "large and devastating," swept through a village in the Darfur region of western Sudan, killing more than a thousand people, according to an armed movement controlling the area, which issued a statement late Monday-Tuesday, calling for urgent international aid to contribute to efforts to recover the victims. More than a thousand people were killed in a massive landslide that swept through an entire village in the Darfur region of western Sudan, according to an armed movement controlling the area, which announced the news late Monday-Tuesday. In this context, the "Sudan Liberation Army" movement said in a statement that "large and devastating landslides" led to the "complete destruction of the village of Tersin - east of Jebel Marra, near the Soni area, and the death of all its inhabitants, estimated at more than a thousand people, with only one survivor." The statement explained that the disaster occurred on Sunday "due to the heavy rains that fell in the last week of last August." It added that "initial information indicates the death of all the village's inhabitants, estimated at more than a thousand people, with only one survivor." The same source noted in its statement that the village "was completely leveled" as a result of this landslide, appealing to "the United Nations, regional and international organizations, and the living human conscience to help us recover the bodies of the dead from under the soil, estimated at more than a thousand people, men, women, and children." For his part, the pro-army governor of Darfur, Mini Minawi, described the incident as a "humanitarian tragedy that exceeds the borders of the region," which is about one-fifth the size of Sudan. Minawi appealed to "international humanitarian organizations to intervene urgently to provide support and assistance at this critical moment." He said in a statement that "the tragedy is greater than the capacity of our people alone."
