Sudanese peasants are digging their hands to reach the victims of a landslide, says the group

The villagers in a remote region of the Western Darfur in Sudan are trying to reach buried victims by hand after a devastating landslide on Sunday, says Aid Group Save the Children.

“People excavate by hand to save the bodies of their relatives, as there are no tools or machines,” said Francesco Lanino, rescuing the children’s deputy director of Sudan for programs and operations.

It is not clear how many people have died. The numbers range from 1,000 from an armed group responsible for the area to a number from the National Health Ministry, which says only two bodies have been restored.

Save the children that at least 373 bodies were restored, according to the head of the civilian power.

Lanino said that “1000 lives may have been lost, including approximately 200 children.”

Save the children the employees described scenes of “destruction and devastation” after the landslide caused by heavy rainfall. Mr. Lanino said location teams believe the landslide is “one of the most tragic and large-scale disasters in the history of the region.”

He added that in the affected area of ​​Tarzzin, which consists of five villages, there is only one known survivor in the worst affected village.

Regardless of the inspection of the landslide, it was difficult due to the remoteness of the area.

However, by analyzing satellite images, BBC Cerify was able to identify nine buildings and structures that were washed in the disasterS

It took a savings for children’s workers more than six hours to pass nearly 14 miles (22 km) rocky, muddy terrain from their office to the affected area.

Assistants He had been traveling on a donkey To reach the Tarzzine area to deliver the first batch of humanitarian deliveries to survivors.

The continuing civil war in Sudan also made the rescue efforts more challenging, said another group to help World Vision.

Apart from the landslide, Sudan is currently facing a humanitarian crisis due to the fight between the Paravilian Fast Support (RSF) and the army.

The forecasts for the death issue of the Civil War vary significantly, but an US employee last year estimated that up to 150,000 people had been killed since the start of hostilities in 2023.

Twelve million people have fled their homes.