This MARATHON DES SABLES 2009 seems left on bases more than surprising and unusual. The first three nights in Morocco would not be under berber tents in the bivouac but in the Hotel to Erfoud...
Indeed,  big intemperies in South of Morocco on March 27th and 28th on all the region of the route did not allow the organization to reach the departure point of the race .  
The bivouac is flooded and the repatriation of competitors and all the carvane of MDS was organized at the beginning of the evening to Erfoud under cover and dry weather yesterday...
 
The first stage of March 29th is cancelled and in case of a more claimant weather, MDS will take its departure on March 30th.
 
Release of official press this afternoon on this site.