About 70.000 people are stuck in the mud at #BurningMan2023 ⁰
Visitors to the legendary desert festival “Burning Man” in the US state of Nevada are stuck after heavy rains. The rain has turned the desert sand into ankle-deep and viscous mud. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/A9iUkgN4IV— Vertical52 (@Vertical_52) September 3, 2023
The annual Burning Man Festival began on August 27, and was scheduled to run through Monday. This year, around 73,000 people went out into the Nevada desert to set up camp for the festival, but things aren’t going the way they usually do. Normally, the ground is rock hard, but just less than an inch of rain on Friday and Saturday has turned the site into a morass of sticky clay mud. It’s hard enough to walk in, but more importantly, vehicles are mired up and blocking the roads. More rain is expected Sunday.
People usually start leaving Burning Man after the traditional giant effigy fire on Saturday night, which has been postponed, but now authorities have closed the roads leading in and out of the site. Only authorized four-wheel drive vehicles are allowed, and only for emergencies. That means no supplies are being brought in, no porta-potties can be serviced, and most attendees cannot go home. Shuttles have been arranged for people who walk five miles out to the town of Gerlach, where the nearest paved road is. That still leaves thousands of people who cannot return rental cars, catch flights, or show up at work Tuesday.
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Attendees have been urged to ration their remaining supplies, and ice sales are also now rationed. Organizers are installing temporary cell phone towers and so that people can contact their families and employers. Max Berger has been posting constant updates at TikTok. There are more videos at X (formerly Twitter). And the festival itself has emergency guidelines posted. Despite what you might read on social media, there are no cases of ebola at Burning Man. Trench foot may be another story. -via Boing Boing
Source: neatorama