A landslide has destroyed an entire village in Sudan\u2019s western Darfur region, killing an estimated 1,000 people, according to a rebel group that controls the area.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
SLM\/A stated that the landslide occurred on Sunday, following\u00a0days of heavy rainfall in the area, and the village of Tarasin was \u201ccompletely levelled to the ground\u201d, leaving only one survivor.<\/p>\n
\u201cInitial information indicates the death of all village residents, estimated to be more than one thousand individuals, with only one survivor,\u201d the group said in a statement.<\/p>\n
SLM\/A also appealed to the United Nations and international aid agencies for assistance in recovering the bodies of victims, including children.<\/p>\n
Al Jazeera\u2019s Mohamed Vall, reporting from Khartoum, said sources told him about the difficulty in getting help in retrieving bodies of people who have been buried following the landslide and giving them a proper burial.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s going to take a long time, and maybe it won\u2019t even take place if there are no international teams that are specialised in these types of activities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The affected area cannot be reached by car or any other means of land transport, which is why people often seek shelter in this mountainous region in times of war, Vall added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose villages are actually many in number and are crowded with people. Some of them are displaced from other parts of Darfur.\u201d<\/p>\n
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