Landslide in western Sudan kills over 1,000

An area is damaged following a landslide that destroyed the Tersin village, in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan on September 1, 2025.

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At least 1,000 were killed in a landslide that destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan, leaving only one survivor, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said on Monday.

The landslide struck on August 31 after days of heavy rainfall, the group led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour said in a statement.