Sudan : Landslide
A landslide buried a remote mountain village in the Darfur region of Sudan.
- Sudan is the third largest country in Northeast Africa
- South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt, Libya, Chad and Central African Republic.
- It borders the Sahara on the north and extends southward to the forests of West Africa and the Congo River basin.
- It also has a significant coastline along the Red Sea.
- It is mainly composed of vast plains and plateaus that are drained by the Nile River and its tributaries.
- Much of Sudan consists of deserts and arid grasslands with little in the way of vegetation. Massive plains and plateaus cover most of the nation.
- Highest point: Jabal Marrah
- Natural Resources: Petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold; hydropower
- Capital City: Khartoum, which is located roughly in the centre of the country, at the junction of the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers.
