Rally Will Go Ahead After Storms Lash Jordan
After the fiercest storms to hit Jordan in a generation and most of the rally courses severely flooded, WRC event organisers have issued a defiant message to fans and teams alike that the Rally will go ahead as scheduled. Most of the Country have been roped in to help with efforts to make the routes rally ready in under 30 days time.
Last week six months’ of rain fell in 72 hours, causing significant damage to the rally’s 348 kilometers was washed away, with some of the routes needing serious re-development, and other needing slight re-routing.
Rally clerks at the Jordan office said “It has been an incredible show of unity, determination and professionalism by all parties involved.”
“Even during the horrendous storms, we had people working up to their knees in mud and water determined to restrict the amount of damage caused to the routes. It has been a fantastic national effort and after surveying the damage, we are confident of having everything back on track soon.”
The local Army have even been brought in to help with the re-development work along side Government agencies as Jordan pulls out all the stops to keep the event on schedule, the rally is due to commence between the 1-3 April.
Many of the Rally courses are below sea level, which is one of the reasons why there has been so much destruction. With heavy rain falling from higher ground. Some of the courses have been too badly affected by the damage and will be fine tuned, but in such a way that will not affect the route extensively.
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