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  • This handout satellite image courtesy of Maxar Technologies taken and made available on September 3, 2025 shows mud and debris after a landslide buried the mountain village of Tarasin in Sudan's Jebel Marra area. Sudan has recovered 270 bodies from under the mud after a landslide buried a remote mountain village in the Darfur region, a civilian leader under the rebel group controlling the area said on September 3. Heavy rains triggered the landslip which almost wiped out the village of Tarasin in the Jebel Marra range, the Abdulwahid al-Nur faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) said. (Photo by Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SATELLITE IMAGE ©2025 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - THE WATERMARK MAY NOT BE REMOVED / CROPPED
    This handout satellite image courtesy of Maxar Technologies taken and made available on September 3, 2025 shows mud and debris after a landslide buried the mountain village of Tarasin in Sudan's Jebel Marra area. Sudan has recovered 270 bodies from under the mud after a landslide buried a remote mountain village in the Darfur region, a civilian leader under the rebel group controlling the area said on September 3. Heavy rains triggered the landslip which almost wiped out the village of Tarasin in the Jebel Marra range, the Abdulwahid al-Nur faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) said. (Photo by Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SATELLITE IMAGE ©2025 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - THE WATERMARK MAY NOT BE REMOVED / CROPPED
  • Palestinian children on mound of rubbish at the Bureij camp in Gaza. AFP
    Palestinian children on mound of rubbish at the Bureij camp in Gaza. AFP
  • Worshippers at Al Nuri Mosque in Mosul to celebrate the Prophet Mohammed's birthday. Reuters
    Worshippers at Al Nuri Mosque in Mosul to celebrate the Prophet Mohammed's birthday. Reuters
  • The scene after the deadly derailment of the Gloria funicular railway, in Lisbon. Reuters
    The scene after the deadly derailment of the Gloria funicular railway, in Lisbon. Reuters
  • Ma Hawa factory in Abu Dhabi, where drinking water is directly generated from the air. Reuters
    Ma Hawa factory in Abu Dhabi, where drinking water is directly generated from the air. Reuters
  • An African giant pouched rat being trained to detect tuberculosis in Morogoro, Tanzania. AP
    An African giant pouched rat being trained to detect tuberculosis in Morogoro, Tanzania. AP
  • A skateboarder at Venice Beach in Los Angeles. EPA
    A skateboarder at Venice Beach in Los Angeles. EPA
  • A deserted bridge after it was closed due to a rise in the water level of the Yamuna River in New Delhi. Reuters
    A deserted bridge after it was closed due to a rise in the water level of the Yamuna River in New Delhi. Reuters

Best photos of September 4: a landslide in Sudan to rising water in New Delhi

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

September 04, 2025

Updated: September 04, 2025, 10:00 AM
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