Tens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees unable to leave Nevada desert | CNN
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Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert are being told to conserve food, water and fuel as they shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert after a heavy rainstorm pummeled the area, festival organizers said.

Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert are being told to conserve food, water and fuel as they shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert after a heavy rainstorm pummeled the area, festival organizers said.

The gate and airport into Black Rock City, a remote area in northwest Nevada, remain closed and no driving is allowed into or out of the city except for emergency vehicles, the organizers said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

“Do not travel to Black Rock City! Access to the city is closed for the remainder of the event, and you will be turned around,” one statement read.

The city is expecting more showers and thunderstorms on Sunday before 5 p.m. local time, organizers said in a weather forecast update.

  • miraclerandy@lemmy.world
    501·
    2 years ago

    lol at, “the organizers said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.” I love how this is journalism is handling this switch.

  • theodewere@kbin.social
    352·
    2 years ago

    hang on, so Nature is trying to kill a bunch of people who went out in the desert to celebrate a Burning Man, and she’s gonna do it with a rainstorm that might satirically cause them to die of thirst… man somebody has a sense of humor or something…

    • jantin@lemmy.world
      261·
      2 years ago

      …all of which was announced via social media, which implies that despite shortages of food and water the people there have constant access to the Internet. Cyberpunk is now. Unless a thunder from the thunderstorm fries a cell tower nearby of course.

  • dustyData@lemmy.worldEnglish
    296·
    2 years ago

    I’ve always wondered who, this bunch of rich yuppie fucks, think the man being burnt is supposed to represent?