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Thousands of people are stranded in the Nevada desert after heavy rains swamped the annual Burning Man festival, leaving thick, ankle-deep mud. Follow for live updates.

Roads into and out of the Burning Man music and culture festival in northern Nevada remained closed early on Sunday amid continued heavy rainfall, stranding tens of thousands of attendees.

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Heavy rainfall has turned the desert festival in Nevada into a muddy pit, with thousands of attendees told to shelter in place. Organizers warned those at the site to conserve food and water.

Roads into and out of the Burning Man music and culture festival in northern Nevada remained closed early on Sunday amid continued heavy rainfall, stranding tens of thousands of attendees.

Authorities in Nevada were investigating a death at the site of the Burning Man festival where thousands of attendees remained stranded Saturday night as flooding from storms swept through the Nevada desert.

Thousands of festivalgoers remain stranded as organisers close vehicular traffic following storm flooding in Nevada.

Officials were urging campers to conserve food and water as access to the site remained limited on Sunday and the police investigated one death.

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

Authorities in Nevada were investigating a death at the Burning Man festival where thousands of attendees remained stuck in a muddy mess Sunday, the result of flooding from storms that swept across the Black Rock desert.