It’s unclear exactly how many people are stranded at the festival, but typically more than 70,000 people attend the weeklong event. The mud is so thick it “sticks to your shoes and makes it almost like a boot around your boot,” she added. “People who have tried to bike through it and have gotten stuck because it’s about ankle deep,” Burhorn said. Hannah Burhorn, a first-time attendee at the festival, told CNN people were trudging through the mud barefoot or with bags tied around their feet. Some festivalgoers hiked miles on foot in the thick mud to reach main roads while others stayed at their camps, hoping for conditions to improve. Trevor Hughes/USA Todayĭifficult conditions, but some stay positive An investigation is ongoing, Radke said in a news release.ĭawn brought muddy realization to the Burning Man encampment, where the exit gates remain closed indefinitely because driving is virtually impossible. In Las Vegas, authorities found a person unresponsive and “entangled with debris,” on Saturday morning who is believed to be “a drowning victim,” according to Jace Radke, a spokesperson for the city. Storms and heavy rains across Nevada flooded other parts of the state and may have led to another death. “If you are in BRC, please shelter in place & stay safe,” organizers said. “It will hamper Exodus if we have cars stuck on roads in our camping areas, or on the Gate Road out of the city,” the organizers added. Vehicles trying to drive out will get stuck in the mud, Burning Man organizers said Saturday. The rain “made it virtually impossible for motorized vehicles to traverse the playa,” the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said, noting people were advised to shelter in place until the ground has dried enough to drive on safely. Black Rock City is a temporary metropolis erected annually for the festival and comes complete with emergency, safety and sanitary infrastructure. Organizers noted the rain falling on an already saturated playa overnight and Sunday “will affect the amount of time it takes for the playa to dry.”įor now, the gate and airport into Black Rock City remain closed and no driving is allowed into or out of the city except for emergency vehicles, the organizers said on social media. “Monday late in the day would be possible if weather conditions are in our favor. “We do not currently have an estimated time for the roads to be dry enough for RVs or vehicles to navigate safely,” Burning Man organizers said in a Saturday evening statement. The heavy rainfall fell on dry desert grounds, whipping up thick, clay-like mud festivalgoers said was too difficult to walk or bike through.īurning Man attendees walk through the mud on Saturday. The remote area in northwest Nevada was hit with 2 to 3 months’ worth of rain – up to 0.8 inches – in just 24 hours between Friday and Saturday morning.
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“We will update you on the driving ban after this weather front has left the area.”
“Please do NOT drive at this time,” they added. While some vehicles were able to leave, others got stuck in the mud, organizers said on the event’s website. On Sunday morning, event organizers said roads remained closed as they were “too wet and muddy” and more uncertain weather was likely on the way. Some people have left the site by walking out but “most of the RVs are stuck in place,” he said.
Nathan Carmichael, with the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office, told CNN Sunday morning. “A little over 70,000 people,” remained stranded Saturday, Sgt. Thousands of people remain trapped at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after heavy rains inundated the area and created thick, ankle-deep mud which sticks to campers’ shoes and vehicle tires.Īttendees were told to shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert and conserve food, water and fuel after a rainstorm swamped the area, forcing officials to halt any entering or leaving of the festival.
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