Key takeaways:
- Organizers of the Burning Man festival lifted a virtual lockdown after heavy rains flooded the area.
- The lockdown caused attendees to shelter in place and ration water and food supplies.
- The festival has faced weather-related difficulties in the past, but organizers are hopeful that the event will be able to continue in the future.
Organizers of the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert have lifted a virtual lockdown, allowing tens of thousands of revelers to begin their “exodus” from the venue. The lockdown was imposed after heavy rains flooded the area, leaving roads impassable and tents muddy.
The festival, which is held in the remote Black Rock Desert, about 100 miles from Reno, is coming to a close as the roughly 70,000 attendees were advised to shelter in place and ration water and food supplies. The rain caused more than half an inch of precipitation, which is roughly two to three times the average for the area.
Nathan Carmichael of the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said he didn’t believe a significant number of patrons would stay for the customary end-of-event burning in effigy, given their isolation in rain and mud for a weekend of what was supposed to be a major party.
The Burning Man festival has faced weather-related difficulties in the past, from dust storms to heatwaves. However, the festival organizers are hopeful that the event will be able to continue in the future despite the challenges posed by the weather.
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