Thousands of festival-goers trudge through mud, and vehicle access is closed after flooding from storms swept through Nevada desert
A satellite photo of the site of the Burning Man festival in Black Rock, Nevada. Photograph: Maxar Technologies via AP/PAThousands of Burning Man attendees were forced to trudge through mud – many barefoot or wearing plastic bags on their feet – as flooding from storms swept through the Nevada desert.
Organisers closed vehicle access to the counterculture festival on Saturday and revellers were urged to shelter in place and conserve food, water and other supplies. Vehicle gates will be closed for the remainder of the event, which began on August 27th and was scheduled to end on Monday, according to the US Bureau of Land Management, which oversees the Black Rock Desert where the festival is being held.
More than half an inch of rain is believed to have fallen on Friday at the festival site, located about 177km north of Reno, the National Weather Service said. At least another quarter of an inch of rain is expected on Sunday.
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