04/09 • SUDAN & AFGHANISTAN

In Sudan, a deadly landslide buried the entire village of Tarasin in the Marrah Mountains, Darfur. Triggered by heavy seasonal rains, the collapse  killed between 300 and 1,000 people, with only one known survivor. The village, located in a mountainous area, had already been isolated by the country’s ongoing civil war. Access to the site remains limited, and aid agencies are struggling to respond.

Sudan’s conflict has displaced more than 14 million people, and flooding across the country continues to destroy homes, cut off roads, and worsen already dire food shortages. The scale of humanitarian need is staggering, yet global attention remains minimal.

Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, a powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the eastern highlands, killing at least 1,400 people and injuring thousands more. Entire villages were levelled. Emergency responders are working with limited resources in mountainous terrain, racing against time to find survivors.

Both disasters are blunt reminders of how climate shocks and natural hazards continue to hit hardest in places already grappling with deep poverty, displacement, and the fallout of conflict.

And often, these tragedies go unnoticed by the wider world, far from news cameras and the attention of the news cycle.