Finally, this guy takes the scatter gun approach and targets everyone at Burning Man. (Definitely not safe for work, or for families with little kids, or those who
More than 70,000 people were trapped after a deluge of more than 1/2 inch of rain fell on a playa in the Black Rock Desert where the Burning Man 2023 festival was taking place. With another quarter inch of rain expected Sunday, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management blocked access to the site, and authorities advised the trapped festival-goers to shelter in place and conserve what little food they had.
Nevada authorities were investigating a death “which occurred during this rain event.” “The family has been notified and the death is under investigation,” the sheriff’s office said in a late Saturday news release.
“The Playa is an ancient lake bed and when wet, can be impassable. Vehicles can get very stuck due to the fine silt and clay minerals that exist on the Playa,” Nevada’s Bureau of Land Management announced in a Facebook post. “Stuck vehicles can also impact the Playa ecosystem. Additionally, cell service can be spotty and towing services are limited. Stay off the wet Playa and stay unstuck!”
BREAKING: Terrible footage from yesterday. When you travel to Burning Man for fun in the desert and it rains six inches and floods, and you believe you’ll just drive out of the muck in your Jeep Wrangler.#BurningMan #BurningMan2023 #BurningManFestival pic.twitter.com/q873dYhHPF
EvoCentral (@evocentralnews) September 3, 2023
Burning Man 2023 is now declared a national emergency by the US government. Over 70,000 people are stranded at Black Rock City in Nevada.
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