US EditionDeath under investigation at Burning Man as flooding strands thousands
- Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in Nevada are stranded in the Black Rock Desert due to heavy rain and mud, with limited access and no driving allowed in or out.
- The festival organizers have advised attendees to conserve food, water, and fuel as they shelter in place until the weather improves. The city is expecting more showers and thunderstorms over the weekend.
- Despite the challenging conditions, people at the festival are taking care of each other and checking on others' well-being, creating a sense of community and support.
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Burning Man revelers begin exodus after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert
BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — Muddy roads flooded by a summer storm that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days at the Burning Man festival had dried up enough by Monday afternoon to allow them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert. Event organizers said they started to let traffic flow out of the main road around 2 p.m. local time — even as they continued urging attendees to delay their exit to help ease traffic…
Burning Man flooding strands tens of thousands at Nevada site
BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — An unusual late-summer storm turned a week-long counterculture fest into a sloppy mess with tens of thousands of partygoers stuck in foot-deep mud and with no working toilets in the northern Nevada desert. But some Burning Man revelers said Sunday that their spirits remained unbroken. Organizers closed the festival to vehicles after one death was reported. Officials provided no details of the fatality. The annual g…
Foot-deep mud at Burning Man strands thousands in Nevada desert; 1 death reported
An unusual late-summer storm turned a week-long counterculture fest into a sloppy mess with tens of thousands of partygoers stuck in foot-deep mud and with no working toilets in the northern Nevada desert. But some Burning Man revelers said Sunday that their spirits remained unbroken.
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