Photos show people stranded at Burning Man after a rainstorm turned the desert into a mud pit
People are stranded at Burning Man after bad weather brought the festival to a halt.
A rainstorm muddied the desert campsite, shutting down the local airport and gate.
Organizers told attendees to shelter in place and conserve resources like food.
Thousands of Burning Man attendees are stranded after bad weather halted the annual festival.
Burning Man kicked off this year on August 27 in Nevada's Black Rock Desert but slid into a soggy end to the weeklong event. Heavy rain settled about the festival's temporary city, Black Rock City, transforming the desert landscape into a mud pit.
Organizers told attendees to shelter in place as entering and exiting the festival was halted on Friday.
By Sunday, little had changed. Organizers announced that the entering and exiting Burning Man was "halted until further notice."
"If you are in BRC, conserve food and water, and shelter in a warm space. More updates to come," a statement on X read.
Here's a look inside Burning Man 2023.
A bird's-eye view of the festival on August 29 showed Black Rock City dry and running according to plan.
But muddy terrain and rainfall hampered some people's campsites, which included downed tents and soaked supplies.
Some revelers wrapped their shoes in plastic bags to avoid the mud.
This woman carried a plastic water bottle and thermos as she trekked through the ankle-high mud.
These Burning Man attendees waded through the water to navigate the festival site over the weekend.
One woman chose to lie in a mud puddle amid the commotion.
Despite the setbacks, a double rainbow shone over Black Rock City on Saturday.
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