Thousands of people attending Burning Man in Black Rock Desert have been advised to “conserve food, water and fuel and shelter in a warm, safe space” after extreme rainfall started flooding the region in northern Nevada.
On Saturday, organizers informed festival-goers onX, formerly known as Twitter, “The Gate and airport in and out of Black Rock City remain closed. Ingress and egress are halted until further notice. No driving is permitted except emergency vehicles.”
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The statement added, “If you are in BRC, conserve food, water and fuel, and shelter in a warm, safe space.”
Later in the day, the festival organizers reiterated inanother tweet, “Do not travel to Black Rock City! Access to the city is closed for the remainder of the event, and you will be turned around.”
DiploandChris Rockare among some of the celebrities at the festival, as the 44-year-old DJtweeted, “Just walked 5 miles in the mud out of burning man with chris rock and a fan picked us up.” Diplo also shared a video of him and Rock, 58, riding in the back of a truck through the desert with several others.
Hannah Burhorn, who is at Burning Man for the first time, toldCNNthat the desert sand has turned into a thick mud that has made it almost impossible to walk through thanks to the excessive rainwater.
“It’s unavoidable at this point,” Burhorn said. “It’s in the bed of the truck, inside the truck. People have tried to bike through it and have gotten stuck because it’s about ankle deep.”
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According toTravel Nevada, more than 70,000 people attend the weeklong festival every year. Formed once they reach the desert region, Black Rock City is “a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance,” as stated on theBurning Man website.
source: people.com
