{"id":589661,"date":"2023-09-03T04:25:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T01:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/thousands-at-burning-man-festival-stranded-as-storms-cause-extreme-flooding\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T04:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T01:25:11","slug":"thousands-at-burning-man-festival-stranded-as-storms-cause-extreme-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thousands-at-burning-man-festival-stranded-as-storms-cause-extreme-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"#Thousands at Burning Man festival stranded as storms cause extreme flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/AP23241625883790-e1693704036441.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Thousands of people attending this year\u2019s annual Burning Man Festival in Nevada were forced to seek shelter after storms caused extreme flooding in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Festival organizers told attendees to shelter in place, according to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1AfpmyriBHIFQ_Jymw3wHn9dtAGTgLcAjbnogNPsLvEA\/htmlview#gid=0\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1AfpmyriBHIFQ_Jymw3wHn9dtAGTgLcAjbnogNPsLvEA\/htmlview#gid=0\">statement from the organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cConserve food, water, and fuel, and shelter in a warm, safe space,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The festival, which takes place in Nevada\u2019s Black Rock Desert, typically challenges attendees with scorching heat and dust, but after overnight rains on Friday, close to an inch of precipitation created mud-bath-like conditions and dampened the festival\u2019s proceedings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/T7zM9N_S2SDKHQ2PypEf8AQ?subscribe=1\">Sign up for the latest from The Hill here<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Only emergency vehicles are allowed to pass through and the gate in and out of Black Rock City remain closed as of 9 am local time Saturday, according to a red banner <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/burningman.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/burningman.org\/\">on the website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said the entrance to the event would be closed for the remainder of the event, which began on Aug. 27 and was scheduled to end on Monday,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/burning-man-festival-flooding-entrance-closed-d6cd88ee009c6e1f6d2d92739ec1ca18?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/burning-man-festival-flooding-entrance-closed-d6cd88ee009c6e1f6d2d92739ec1ca18?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter\"> according to the Associated Press<\/a>. Officials did not say when it would be opened again.<\/p>\n<p>More rain is expected throughout the weekend. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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