Burning Man revellers make mass exodus as police name dead festival goer
Burning Man festival goers have started exiting the site in huge numbers after wet conditions started to ease.
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Burning Man festival goers have started exiting the site in huge numbers after wet conditions started to ease.
One person has been confirmed dead at the Burning Man 2023 festival following a severe rainstorm, while thousands of attendees have been asked to shelter in place as they remain stranded in the mud.
Attendees at the festival were told to conserve food and water and find shelter for days after around 1.5 inches of rain fell on Friday in the north Nevada desert, causing flooding and foot-deep mud.
Organizers of the annual Burning Man Festival said that a mass “exodus” has begun as a slew of storms caused extreme flooding in the area, leaving festival attendees stranded. “As of 2pm Mon 9/4, Exodus operations have officially begun in Black Rock City. The driving ban has been lifted,” organizers wrote in a post on…
Burning Man attendees were allowed to start driving home on Monday as muddy roads began drying out.