Black Rock City is a temporary metropolis erected annually for the festival and comes complete with emergency, safety and sanitary infrastructure. Organizers noted the rain falling on an already saturated playa overnight and Sunday “will affect the amount of time it takes for the playa to dry.”įor now, the gate and airport into Black Rock City remain closed and no driving is allowed into or out of the city except for emergency vehicles, the organizers said on social media. “Monday late in the day would be possible if weather conditions are in our favor. “We do not currently have an estimated time for the roads to be dry enough for RVs or vehicles to navigate safely,” Burning Man organizers said in a Saturday evening statement. The heavy rainfall fell on dry desert grounds, whipping up thick, clay-like mud festivalgoers said was too difficult to walk or bike through.īurning Man attendees walk through the mud on Saturday. The remote area in northwest Nevada was hit with 2 to 3 months’ worth of rain – up to 0.8 inches – in just 24 hours between Friday and Saturday morning. “We will update you on the driving ban after this weather front has left the area.” “Please do NOT drive at this time,” they added. While some vehicles were able to leave, others got stuck in the mud, organizers said on the event’s website.

On Sunday morning, event organizers said roads remained closed as they were “too wet and muddy” and more uncertain weather was likely on the way. Some people have left the site by walking out but “most of the RVs are stuck in place,” he said. Nathan Carmichael, with the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office, told CNN Sunday morning.

“A little over 70,000 people,” remained stranded Saturday, Sgt. Thousands of people remain trapped at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after heavy rains inundated the area and created thick, ankle-deep mud which sticks to campers’ shoes and vehicle tires.Īttendees were told to shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert and conserve food, water and fuel after a rainstorm swamped the area, forcing officials to halt any entering or leaving of the festival.

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