Over 1 000 killed after devastating landslide wipes out Tarasin village, Darfur, Sudan
A large landslide wiped out the village of Tarasin in Sudan’s Amo District and claimed at least 1 000 lives on August 31, 2025. The landslide was triggered by heavy rains through the last week of August, according to local authorities.
Landslide wipes out the Tarasin village in Sudan's western Darfur, on August 31, 2025. Credit: SLM/A
At least 1 000 people have been reported dead following a devastating landslide in Sudan’s westerm Darfur region on August 31.
According to news agencies, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) issued a statement late on Monday reporting the disaster in the Marra Mountains area of Darfur.
According to the statement, the region had experienced heavy rains through the week. Officials reports indicate that the entire population of the village, estimated at over 1 000 people was wiped out. Only one person managed to survive.
Landslide wipes out the Tarasin village in Sudan’s western Darfur, on August 31, 2025. Credit: SLM/A
Landslide wipes out the Tarasin village in Sudan’s western Darfur, on August 31, 2025. Credit: SLM/A
Landslide wipes out the Tarasin village in Sudan’s western Darfur, on August 31, 2025. Credit: SLM/A
Landslide wipes out the Tarasin village in Sudan’s western Darfur, on August 31, 2025. Credit: SLM/A
Landslide wipes out the Tarasin village in Sudan’s western Darfur, on August 31, 2025. Credit: SLM/A
The village is located in the Amo District of Jabel Marra and was one of the most important areas for citrus production in Sudan.
The SLM/A has appealed for humanitarian assistance from the United Nations and other regional and international organisations.
In 2018, in the same area, the village of Turba experienced a similar tragedy, which claimed hundreds of lives.
Landslide wipes out the Tarasin village in Sudan’s western Darfur, on August 31, 2025. Credit: SLM/A
Landslide wipes out the Tarasin village in Sudan’s western Darfur, on August 31, 2025. Credit: SLM/A
Landslide wipes out the Tarasin village in Sudan’s western Darfur, on August 31, 2025. Credit: SLM/A
Landslide wipes out the Tarasin village in Sudan’s western Darfur, on August 31, 2025. Credit: SLM/A
Civil war that broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has plunged the country into famine and has led to accusations of genocide in the western Darfur region.
Most of the Darfur region, including the Marrah Mountains, has become mostly inaccessible for the U.N. and aid groups given crippling restrictions and fighting between Sudan’s military and the RSF.
The Marrah Mountains are a rugged volcanic chain extending for 160 km (100 miles) southwest of el-Fasher, an epicenter of fighting between the military and the RSF. The area has turned into a hub for displaced families fleeing fighting in and around el-Fasher.
The conflict has killed more than 40 000 people, forced more than 14 million to flee their homes and left some families eating grass in a desperate attempt to survive as famine swept parts of the country.
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