Federal officials shut down the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert on Saturday after heavy rain turned the site of the annual art and music event into a dangerous mud pit and organizers told more than 73,000 attendees to shelter in place.
Those heading to this weekend’s festival were told to “turn around and go home,” by the federal Bureau of Land Management, the public agency that manages the land where the event is held.
“Rain in the past 24 hours has created a situation that requires vehicular traffic to come to a complete stop on the playa,” the BLM said in a statement announcing the closure of the access road.
“More rain is expected in the next few days and conditions are not expected to be good enough for vehicles to enter the playa.”
Earlier, organizers had told participants to conserve their food and water, and banned vehicles from the road because Burners, as the participants were known, spent the night in mud-filled tents and RVs.
Burning Man has been closed by the Bureau of Land Management after heavy rain.Instagram @evi_airy
Temperatures dropped into the low 50s, according to USA TODAY.
“No driving is allowed on the playa except for emergency vehicles,” event organizers said in a statement at 5 a.m. Saturday.
“If you are in (Black Rock City), please shelter in place and stay safe.”
The Burning Man event in the Nevada desert has turned into a dangerously muddy site after heavy rain. More than 73,000 participants were instructed to shelter in place and conserve their food and water.AP
They added separately: “If you are in BRC, save food and water, take shelter in a warm space.”
Participants are expected to provide their own food, water and shelter for the duration of the event.
Bad weather, brought by the remnants of Hurricane Hilary, also forced the closure of a small airport and halted cleaning services to thousands of portable toilets used by Burning Man attendees, according to the newspaper.
Mud was everywhere as the Bureau of Land Management told people on their way to Burning Man to turn around and go home after heavy rains turned parts of the Nevada desert into a muddy mess.Instagram @johnnydiggz
The storm left many without cell phone service, the newspaper reported.
The images, which show mud-splattered vehicles and roads marked with deep muddy puddles, draw comparisons to the ill-fated 2017 Fyre Festival in the Bahamas which saw its promoter, Billy McFarland, sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud and using false documents to defrauded investors out of $26 million.
The Burning Man event, which began on August 27, is scheduled to end Monday with a mass exodus known as the Exodus.
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