1 of 2 images of the muddy Burning Man site Photo: Videoreproduction/Portal Images of the muddy Burning Man site Photo: Videoreproduction/Portal
Tens of thousands of people who went to the Burning Man festival in a desert region in the state of Nevada in the United States are stuck and have to save food and water because a rainstorm raging this Saturday (2) left the muddy region.
Every year a kind of temporary “city” is built for Burning Man. Local media reported more than 70,000 people.
Access to this “city” is closed, the organizers said in a statement on social media.
2 of 2 Satellite image of the temporary “city” of Burning Man in the state of Nevada, USA Photo: Maxar Technologies/Portal Satellite image of the temporary “city” of Burning Man in the state of Nevada, USA Photo: Maxar Technologies/Portal
“The rains of the last 24 hours have created a situation that requires a total suspension of vehicular traffic,” said the government agency that manages the region where the event is taking place. Further rainfall is expected in the coming days and conditions are unlikely to improve to allow vehicle traffic.
Some participants leave the area on foot and go to the nearest street.
The event was scheduled to take place between August 27th and September 4th.
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Burning Man means “burning man” in English. The festival got its name because a wooden sculpture in the shape of a man was burned on the penultimate evening of the event.
Burning Man began in 1986 as a small gathering on a beach in San Francisco. Today it is also visited by celebrities and social media influencers.