A devastating landslide struck Tarasin Village in Sudan’s Central Darfur on Sunday, Aug. 31, killing at least 1,000 people, according to a rebel group controlling the area.

The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM-A) said the horrific incident was triggered by days of torrential rainfall in late August and has “completely 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 said in a statement. 

Darfur’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 disaster.

Flood water inundates a main street in Sudan’s capital Khartoum following heavy rain on August 27, 2025.  (EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP via Getty Images)

According to earlier reports from the BBC, many residents from North Darfur state sought refuge in the area after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces forced them out of their homes.

This is a developing report.