Burning Man death confirmed as thousands left stranded at festival
Thousands stranded at Burning Man Festival after heavy rain
Burning Man has descended into chaos with one person dead and thousands stranded at the Nevada desert festival after severe flooding.
The death occurred during the event but local law enforcement did not identify the individual or suspected cause of death. An investigation is ongoing.
Tens of thousands of attendees remain stranded at the site in Black Rock desert after severe flooding.
Organisers closed vehicle access on Saturday and told those still trying to enter the festival to turn around and go home.
Revellers were left to trudge through mud, many barefoot or wearing plastic bags on their feet, after being urged to shelter in place and conserve food, water and other supplies.
Organisers have rationed sales of ice and portable toilets are unable to be serviced, the Reno Gazette Journal reported.
The event began on 27 August and was scheduled to end on Monday, according to the US Bureau of Land Management, which oversees the area where the festival is being held.
One dead at Burning Man festival as thousands stranded in desert after heavy floods
Authorities are investigating a death at the site of the Burning Man festival in Nevada where thousands of attendees remain stranded after flooding from storms swept through the desert.
Organisers closed vehicle access to the festival on Saturday and revellers were left to trudge through mud, many barefoot or wearing plastic bags on their feet, after being urged to shelter in place and conserve food, water and other supplies.
Matt Mathers3 September 2023 14:10
Chris Rock and Diplo escape Burning Man festival as 70,000 stranded in desert
“Burners”, as the festival’s attendees are referred to, have been instructed to remain at their campsites as a slow-moving rainstorm fell on the desert.
Organisers asked festivalgoers to “conserve food, water and fuel” and “shelter in a warm, safe space”, with driving and biking temporarily banned on the boggy roads.
Matt Mathers3 September 2023 13:51
Watch: ‘We don’t need outside help’: Stranded Burning Man attendee insists they’re ‘keeping the party going’
A Burning Man attendee stranded at the desert festival after severe flooding has revealed revellers are “keeping the party going”.
David Date, a metal artist, says “travel is impossible” but that those still there have become “radically self-reliant”.
“We all have a choice in how we’re going to handle things”, he told followers in a video posted on X, formerly Twitter.
“Everyone open up your Starlink satellites so that people can communicate with their families… don’t fight anybody because we’re all in this together.”
Stranded Burning Man attendee insists they’re ‘keeping the party going’
A Burning Man attendee ‘stranded’ at the desert festival after a washout has revealed revellers are ‘keeipng the party going’ amid the crisis. David Date, a metal artist, says ‘travel is impossible’, but that those still there have become ‘radically self-reliant’. “We all have a choice in how we’re going to handle things”, he told followers in a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Everyone open up your Starlink satellites so that people can communicate with their families… don’t fight anybody because we’re all in this together.”
Louise Boyle3 September 2023 13:34
Pictured: Burning Man becomes a mud pit
Tents are seen covered to protect them from the rain as the desert becomes a mud slick at the site of the Burning Man festival in Black Rock, Nevada
(PAUL REDER/via REUTERS)
Louise Boyle3 September 2023 13:29
