Sudan has been in a civil war for the last several years, with the country’s army engaged in armed combat with a paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). So far, 40,000 people have been killed, and more than 14 million have had to flee their homes. Now, a natural disaster compounds Sudan’s woes. Continuous rain has pounded the Marrah Mountains, and finally, a hillside gave way, burying a whole village and its inhabitants.
The remote village of Tarasin is accessible only by foot or by donkey. The seasonal rains finally loosened the rain-soaked soil, which gave way, wiping out the entire village of an estimated 1,000 people. This makes it one of the deadliest natural disasters in Sudan’s recent history. Due to its remote location and the ongoing threats of landslides, it is very inaccessible, so aid will be slow in coming. Only one person is known to have survived. A rebel group controlling the area, the Sudan Liberation Movement, has appealed for help. The group’s leader, Abdel-Wahid Nour said, “The scale and magnitude of the disaster are immense and defy description.”
Let us pray for:
International aid agencies to heed the country’s desperate plea for help and respond quickly (The Bible, Hebrews 2:18).
The Sudanese people to recognize that their continuing civil war is hurting and not helping their country’s increasingly desperate people (The Bible,
Sudan’s main religion is Sunni Islam, with Christianity only comprising about 5% of the population. May this disaster turn questioning Sudanese to seek Jesus Christ, the Savior Who died for them, so that they could live with Him in eternity (The Bible, Hebrews 12:2).
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