Overview

• The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army says the village was completely leveled on August 31 after days of heavy rain, reporting more than 1,000 dead and a single survivor with images showing deep mud burying homes.
• UN humanitarian coordinator Luca Renda cites local sources for a preliminary estimate of 300 to 1,000 fatalities and says UN agencies and partners are mobilizing support.
• Local emergency teams report recovering only a small number of bodies so far, with difficult terrain, bad weather, scarce equipment and foot-only access slowing the search.
• Many residents were displaced families who had fled clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, and most of Darfur remains largely off-limits to international aid.
• Darfur governor Minni Minnawi, Sudan’s Sovereign Council, the African Union and the International Organization for Migration have appealed for urgent assistance and safe humanitarian access.