Burning Man Festival On Lockdown, As Rain Turns Playa Into A Muddy, Soupy Mess
deadline.comIt’s a blooming mess at this year’s Burning Man festival. On Saturday, more than 73,000 attendees were blocked from leaving the event, as a rain storm turned the playa into a muddy bowl of glop.
The Bureau of Land Management released a statement Saturday saying Burning Man entry is now closed for this year. “Officials from BLM and the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office have closed ingress to the Burning Man event effective immediately and for the remainder of the event.
Participants inbound for the event should turn around and head home. “Rain over the last 24 hours has created a situation that required a full stop of vehicle movement on the playa.
More rain is expected over the next few days and conditions are not expected to improve enough to allow vehicles to enter the playa.” The BLM oversees the public land that Burning Man is held on.
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