It was something however optimistic, chill vibes after surprising rain storms and flooding destroyed the 2023 Burning Man pageant, leaving 1000’s trapped for days, unable to go away the desert till it dried up.
“The Playa,” the mini-city the place the pageant pops up within the Northwestern Nevada desert, was inundated with water in the course of the storms and basically changed into a swamp of thick mud and flooded campsites, resulting in a driving ban being positioned, which prevented the estimated 70,000 attendees from having the ability to go away.
Many festivalgoers documented the mass exodus and chaotic circumstances on numerous social media platforms, together with celebrities like Chris Rock and Diplo who have been picked up in a truck by followers and rescued after strolling via the mud for six hours.
the Burning Man flood seems like Studying pageant on a great day pic.twitter.com/nODqkuygJb
— Ava-Santina (@AvaSantina) September 3, 2023
Good factor you did not go to Burning Man @eth_ben
Would of been caught within the Child Mud Flood. $PSYOP pic.twitter.com/c4ca19MVtd
— Tony Luck (@RealTonyLuck) September 3, 2023
@eyesrodgers What a unforgettable expertise it was !! we have been tremendous blessed to have left on on time ❤️. #burningman #burningman2023 ♬ unique sound – E Y E S ??♀️
@__tiktokdetective__ Burning Man Replace for Sunday September third. Its alleged to rain once more right now. Some individuals appear to be making the very best of it whereas others try to go away eventhough they’ve instructed them to remain in place. Burners gonna should determine it out #burningman2023 ♬ Quirky Suspenseful Indie-Comedy(1115050) – Kenji Ueda
@plurbarbie nonetheless mudman rn #burningman #burningman2023 #mudman #burningmanflood #burningmanfloods ♬ Titanic flute fail – Humorous/Superior Vids
The ban was formally lifted on Monday at 2 p.m. native time with the group that runs the pageant, The Burning Man Venture, urging attendees to delay their departures till Tuesday, if doable, to keep away from the inevitable congestion.
Pageant organizers stated that an estimated 64,000 “burners” have been nonetheless on the playa as of Monday afternoon, as the principle occasion of the pageant — the burning of a giant picket man — had been postponed to Monday night as a result of climate circumstances.
“Burning Man is a neighborhood of people who find themselves ready to help each other. Now we have come right here understanding it is a place the place we deliver every part we have to survive,” the Burning Man Venture stated over the weekend. “Get some relaxation and spend some high quality time together with your campmates. We’ll all get out of this, it would simply take time.”