Over 1,000 killed in landslide in western Sudan village

More than 1,000 people lost their lives in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in a Darfur village in western Sudan, an armed group said.

The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A), the group that controls the area, said in a statement that the entire population of Tarsin village in the Marra Mountains was killed on Aug. 31, after heavy rains caused the landslide.

Only one person survived the disaster, the group said.

There was no confirmation from the Sudanese government as of Tuesday morning.