WATCH | Extreme weather creates Dakar Rally chaos: Cars rescued from raging river as stage is shortened
The third stage of the 2023 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday was a dramatic one asOrganisers shortened the 477km stage by 100km as increasing rain made it impossible for helicopters to tend to competitors, and multiple racers struggled to cross a raging river.
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