[CAIRO, SciDev.Net] A devastating landslide in the western Sudanese village of Tarsin will be one of many to come unless preventative measures are taken, warn environmental scientists. While some countries are investing in this solution, in Sudan it is “the complete opposite”, he said. In 2018, a landslide in Tarba, another small settlement in the Jebel Marra region, killed at least 19 people and injured dozens more. “Sudan is in urgent need of addressing the threat of landslides that threaten villages and settlements in mountain valleys and gorges,” he added. Shible Sahbani, WHO representative in Sudan, told SciDev.Net.