Landslide kills over 1,000 people and levels entire village in Sudan's Central Darfur

A devastating landslide struck Tarasin Village in Sudan s Central Darfur on Sunday Aug killing at least people according to a rebel group controlling the area The Sudan Liberation Movement Army SLM-A declared the horrific affair was triggered by days of torrential rainfall in late August and has totally leveled the village to the ground Initial information indicates the death of all village residents estimated to be more than one thousand people Only one person survived the Sudan Liberation Movement Army disclosed in a message FLOODS KILL AT LEAST AS NORTHERN NIGERIA BATTLES CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE DRY SPELLS AND HEAVY RAINFALLThe figures cannot be independently verified at this time due to restricted access to the conflict-hit region but if approved it would rank among Sudan s deadliest natural disasters in new history SUDANESE ARMY SURROUNDS KHARTOUM AIRPORT IN BATTLE FOR CAPITAL MILITARY SOURCES SAYDarfur s governor Minni Minnawi called the landslide a humanitarian tragedy The group is calling for help from the U N and international aid agencies for assistance in recovering bodies and responding to the calamity CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAccording to earlier reports from the BBC multiple residents from North Darfur state sought refuge in the area after the paramilitary Rapid Advocacy Forces forced them out of their homes This is a advancing account