The second stage of the Dakar Rally has been shortened because of poor weather conditions, race organisers confirmed.
Strong winds are expected in the country on Sunday along with scattered rain in some places and a cold night, the Qatar Met department has said.
Texas reeled from rare December tornados Monday, as days of storms battering a vast region stretching from the southwestern US to Canada claimed at least 43 lives.
At least eight people were killed as tornados struck parts of northern Texas, leaving much of the region in the dark, local officials and media reported late Saturday.
