Thousands of Burning Man festival attendees are still trapped in their doomed venue in the middle of the Nevada desert, and while some finally escaped to get home, the paved roads Some took up to nine hours driving six miles to get there.
The popular Black Rock, Nevada festival turned into a sea of mud after heavy rains caused unprecedented flooding, closed roads and left attendees stranded in the muddy desert over the weekend.
With the rain causing extensive damage to the festival’s infrastructure, organizers advised Participants were asked to “seek shelter in place and conserve food, water and other supplies,” according to CBS News.
“Vehicle gates will be closed for the remainder of the event, which was scheduled to begin August 27 and end Monday, according to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management,” CBS added.
As the festival descends into chaos, thousands of people struggle to leave the site while the famous bonfire is lit.
According to NBC, thousands of people spent hours backing up in their cars waiting to finally reach the road, many waiting in traffic miles long and nine hours to travel just six miles. said to have spent
NBC added that the venue was still littered with truckloads of trash and abandoned vehicles.
One of Burning Man’s longtime fans, Terry Gault, told NBC that many people who leave their trash and belongings behind aren’t “real burners.”
Gault, who remained at the venue to help organizers clean up the mess left by the participants, lashed out at those who left it behind, saying, “One of the 10 principles is ‘leave no trace’.” said. In other words, they are not real burners for those who leave the trash behind. Maybe they shouldn’t be out of here anyway. ”
Authorities are also investigating the death of a fan at the festival. On Friday, 32-year-old festival-goer Leon Reese was found dead.authorities Suspect According to NBC, although it was a drug overdose, no formal decision has yet been made.
A man posted a short video on X telling his followers that he left all his belongings behind and walked five miles to the nearest pavement. Later, comedian Chris Rock was picked up in the same truck.
Fans greeted me after walking 5 miles in the mud from Burning Man with Chris Rock pic.twitter.com/0uxSXLHgY6
— Diplo (@diplo) September 2, 2023
The festival got off to an ominous beginning when radical environmental activists tried to block roads to prevent fans from entering the desert venue. However, the local tribal police were less than calm, and their decisive response of ramming police trucks into the blockade collapsed the protests and allowed traffic to reopen.
Traffic was jammed as climate change activists blocked the only road leading to St. Petersburg. # burning man pic.twitter.com/9oDorimFxz
—FreedomNews.Tv FNTV (@FreedomNTV) August 27, 2023
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