Tens of thousands of festivalgoers were stranded Sunday in deep mud in the Nevada desert after rain turned the annual Burning Man gathering into a quagmire.
04 September 2023, USA, Black Rock: The undated photo shows tents between puddles and mud on the grounds of the "Burning Man" festival. Tens of thousands of visitors to the desert festival "Burning Man" are stranded on the site in the US state of Nevada after heavy rainfall over the weekend.The annual Burning Man gathering turned into a quagmire.The police are investigating one death.
"I got scared with what happens when so many people run out of toilet paper and water and food, so I felt I had to get out," Pascale Brand, a 40-year-old who arrived from the Netherlands, told AFP.She got a seat in a neighbour's vehicle and they made it down a muddy road without any problems. "You can't really walk or drive," a young circus performer named Christine Lee said on TikTok, adding that the mud was five inches deep in some areas.A video posted on social media showed comedian Chris Rock hitching a ride in the back of a pickup truck after managing to leave.
"Due to rain & muddy conditions Sunday & an inability to move heavy equipment & fire safety onsite, the Man Burn will not happen tonight," festival account @bmantraffic tweeted.The gathering was originally scheduled to conclude on Monday.Organisers warned that only some four-wheel drive vehicles with all-terrain tires were able to move.
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