Dakar - No passage to Chile in 2016

The next edition of the famous rally-raid will not pass through Chile next year following the recent floods which affected the country.

Published on 08/04/2015 à 17:58

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Chile will not be on the program for the 2016 Dakar. Severe floods have recently hit the north of the South American country which hosts the rally-raid since 2009, and which force the organizers to give up planning stages.

“The importance of the emergency resources to be deployed, as well as the reconstruction work to be planned in the coming months, fully mobilize the Chilean authorities and make it impossible to prepare and host the Dakar under normal conditions. » precise the press release on the official rally website.

However, a return of the Dakar to Chile will again be under study for 2017. “The country must adapt to the reality that our compatriots in the north are experiencing today. The government's current concern is to help this region recover and organize relief. Then, we will study the question of hosting the Dakar in 2017, as we have done every year. » comments Natalia Riffo, Chilean Minister of Sports. The 2016 Dakar route is due to be revealed on April 16.