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One ‘burner' reflects that ‘if it really turns into a disaster, well, no one is going to have sympathy for us. I mean, it’s Burning Man.’

Thousands of people remain stuck at the event in Nevada and could remain so for several more days.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The entrance to the Burning Man counterculture festival in the Nevada desert was closed on Saturday and thousands of attendees were<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/entrance-to-burning-man-in-nevada-closed-due-to-flooding-festivalgoers-urged-to-shelter-in-place/">Read More</a>

Diplo shared on social media that he and Chris Rock made it out of Burning Man after heavy rainfall turned the festival into a muddy mess.

By Nouran Salahieh and Emma Tucker, CNN

As thousands of people remain unable to leave the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after heavy rains inundated their campsites with ankle-deep mud Saturday, authorities say they are investigating a death at the event.

Diplo, whose real name is Thomas Wesley Pentz, shared a video to his Instagram where he and Chris Rock, who wore a New York Knicks jacket, are sat in the bed of a pickup truck with five other people and bags of equipment.

As thousands of people remain unable to leave the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after heavy rains inundated their campsites with ankle-deep mud Saturday, authorities say they are investigating a death at the event.

Tens of thousands of Burning Man festival attendees are stuck at Black Rock Desert following a rainstorm on Friday.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Thousands of Burning Man attendees trudged in sloppy mud on Saturday — many barefoot or wearing plastic bags on their feet — as flooding from storms swept through the Nevada desert, forcing organizers to close vehicular access to the counterculture festival. Revelers were urged to shelter in place and conserve food, […]