Stay updated with breaking news from Pershing County. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The traffic jam leaving the Burning Man festival eased up considerably Tuesday as the exodus from the mud-caked Nevada desert entered a second day following massive rain that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded there for days.
An unusual late-summer storm turned a weeklong counterculture fest into a sloppy mess with tens of thousands of partygoers stuck in foot-deep mud and no working toilets in the northern
Conspiracy theories spread during the Burning Man chaos claimed an Ebola outbreak hit the festival. A huge rainstorm had turned the festival site into a mud pit as thousands of festivalgoers were preparing to attend the event. Attendees have now made a mass exodus from the Nevada desert. Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said that attendees
Burning Man revelers begin exodus from festival after road reopensOrganisers of the event in the Nevada desert have asked people to stagger their exits after thousands were stranded over the weekendBurning Man festivalgoers began their slow exodus from th
Cutter Ray Palacios, a first-time Burning Man attendee, describes how fellow "burners" fostered a sense of community while being stranded at the Nevada festival by floodwaters.