Key takeaways:
- Burning Man festival-goers have been issued a shelter-in-place order due to heavy rain making the area an impassable mud pit.
- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has closed the Black Rock airport and only emergency vehicles are permitted to drive on the playa or festival grounds.
- Organizers of the event have urged participants to turn around and head home, and the Bureau of Land Management is monitoring the situation and providing updates.
A shelter-in-place order has been issued to tens of thousands of Burning Man festival-goers in the Black Rock Desert of northwestern Nevada due to heavy rain that has made the area an impassable mud pit.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has instructed Burners to conserve food, water, and fuel, and shelter in a warm, safe place. The Bureau also closed the Black Rock airport and only emergency vehicles are permitted to drive on the playa or festival grounds.
Burning Man is an annual event that began in 1986 on San Francisco’s Baker Beach and has since evolved into a weeklong event in the Black Rock Desert. The event is a celebration of self-expression that culminates in the burning of a 40-foot effigy.
Organizers of the event have urged participants to turn around and head home due to the shelter-in-place order. The Bureau of Land Management has stated that the order will remain in effect for the remainder of the weeklong event.
The Burning Man festival-goers have been advised to conserve supplies and remain in a safe place until the order is lifted. The Bureau of Land Management is monitoring the situation and will provide updates as the event progresses.
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