Clearing skies over northwestern Nevada on Monday may permit the mass exodus of thousands of people from the Burning Man festival, where they have been stranded for days after torrential rain swept the event’s remote desert location, organizers said.
The improved forecast may also allow for the traditional climax to the celebration of art, music and counterculture: the burning of a towering wooden effigy shaped like a man, which was twice postponed because of the weather.
By Sunday night, the atmosphere around Black Rock City had become mellow and much more subdued than on Saturday, when attendees were urged to shelter in place and conserve food and water. Many of the dance and bar structures were dismantled during the dry lull Sunday afternoon, and by the evening, attendees, who call themselves burners, were walking around the still-sodden site, many with plastic bags over their shoes to protect them from the oatmeal-thick mud.
The festival site had been slammed by rain since Friday, creating dangerous and muddy conditions for those attempting to leave. Other parts of Nevada were also walloped by fast-moving thunderstorms and flash flooding over the weekend. Heavy flooding was also reported on the Las Vegas Strip. By Sunday afternoon, a White House official said President Joe Biden had been briefed on the situation and that administration officials had been in touch with state and local officials.
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