On August 27, Burning Man began. A few days later, downpours fell in the Nevada desert. – Rain in the last 24 hours caused a situation that required a complete stop of vehicle traffic – the agency that manages the area in the Black Rock Desert where the event is taking place. After heavy rainfall, the festival authorities decided to close the “gates”. It is forbidden to leave the festival grounds and Black Rock City. All event attendees were asked to stay put, conserve water, food and fuel. More than 70 thousand participants got stuck in the desert. Both the organizers and the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office warned against leaving the Burning Man festival in violation of the ban. Vehicles would get stuck in the mud.
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Thousands of Burning Man festival goers are stranded in the desert. “The mud is ankle deep”
The media reports one death. The police have launched an investigation into the matter. Hannah Burhorn, who took part in the festival for the first time, admitted in an interview that the desert turned into a sea of mud. People around shoes tie garbage bags and plastic bags so they don’t get stuck in goo. “People tried to ride their bikes, but they got stuck because the mud was up to their ankles,” she said.
On Monday morning, September 4, the festival organizers lifted the ban on leaving the area. According to , there were 72,000 participants in Black Rock City. Thousands of campers and cars lined up on the exit roads of the temporary town. The organizers informed that the departure from the festival area may take from 6 to even 9 hours.
The Burning Man festival has been attracting celebrities and artists for years. Some had evacuated earlier
It was already the 35th edition of the Burning Man festival, which takes place in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. For the purposes of the entire event, a temporary town of Black Rock City is organized, which has a medical center and even an airport. It is a tradition to burn an effigy on the last day of the festival. Burning Man has been attracting crowds, influencers, artists and activists for years. Natalia Siwiec has been a guest at the festival for several years. The celebrity, as she herself admitted, managed to evacuate the closed area at the last moment.
In the afternoon, we woke up to the rain and each of us felt the same: if not now, we will be stuck here without water and with a camper full of sewage for several days. We made an attempt to leave and it turned out to be the best decision
– Siwiec revealed in an Instagram post.
Source: Gazeta
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