Heavy rains in the Black Rock Desert, where Burning Man is being held, have forced
organizers to ban 73,000 attendees from leaving because "widespread muddy
conditions created treacherous driving conditions," according to the
Reno Gazette-Journal.

Burning Man posted on X that all attendees must "hunker down" and stay at
campsites because a slow-moving rainstorm has transformed the desert playground
into a muddy hellhole.


Organizers told attendees to "conserve food & water, shelter in a warm space"
amid the rainstorm.


As of Saturday morning, gates to enter or leave Burning Man and the local airport
remain closed. Even the tech cent-millionaires and billionaires that flew in on private
jets to the party in the desert have no way of escaping.

At least those with satellite internet (considering cell phone reception is nonexistent
at the event), such as Starlink, have documented the mess.

But-but-but what about the 'climate crisis' of the world boiling?  


"While the Black Rock Desert rarely gets this much rain at once, the last time it
did, Burning Man organizers were forced to shut the gate for several days,"
Reno Gazette-Journa said. The National Weather Service said skies might not
clear until Sunday night or even Monday.

With attendees told to conserve food and shelter in place, the road closures
mean cleaning and servicing of the thousands of portable toilets used by
attendees has been suspended.

The event ends Monday, and some drew comparisons to the 2017 ill-fated
party in the Bahamas called "Fyre Festival." 
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