Burning Man 2023
burning man weeklong gathering black rock desert pershing county nevada th burning man event took place august september estimated people attended festival torrential weather severely affected festival near conclusion leaving attendee stranded began exodus one fatality reported burning man weeklong gathering art community selfexpression selfreliance held black rock desert pershing county nevada festival lie lake lahontan large lake desiccated due pleistocene climate change leaving dry lake playa northwestern nevada region burning man attracts ten thousand attendee including artist musician activist event guided selfsufficiency attendee must bring food water supply event similar wilderness camping performance burning man feature eponymous burning large wooden effigy known man attendee known burner create civilization known black rock city comprising village medical center airport enter burning man participant must either use airport section nevada state route theme burning man animalia celebrating animal world place organizer closed burning man gate event due hurricane hilary beginning festival disrupted protester blocked highway black rock desert asking organizer ban private plane singleuse plastic limit power usage four people arrested box representing wartorn ukraine entitled phoenix burned festival work fabricator kyiv chicago burning box played audio explosion air raid siren opera singer performed ukrainian song estimated people attended festival cost u per person regular ticket among celebrity attended festival diplo chris rock kelly gale joel kinnaman september heavy rainfall hit nevada national weather service issued flash flood warning september burning man advised attendee shelter place closed front entrance inch mm inch mm rain fell september despite organizer stating gate airport black rock city closed authority said participant free leave bureau land management urged attendee heading event turn around organizer suggested participant walk gerlach although hotel room gerlach already fully booked ended discouraging attendee walking dark provided bus reno heather richards national weather service meteorologist reno told los angeles time playa mud thick youll sink right stuck festival official released wet playa survival guide help attendee deal condition nevada department transportation closed travel lane route according pershing county sheriff jerry allen vehicle caused damage playa allen urged attendee avoid driving festival burning man organization pledged open internet access deploy mobile cell trailer burning man delayed one person died disc jockey diplo comedian chris rock attended festival walked six mile km mud catching ride pickup truck fly diplos previously scheduled show washington dc former acting solicitor general neal katyal took sixmile km hike describing journey harrowing attendee remained defiant pluvial weather condition road reopened september night effigy burned two day behind original schedule fivemilelong dirt road leading nearest highway took five hour exit due amount traffic formed ten lane many vehicle marooned writing vox adam clark estes criticized burning man harming environment several individual compared festival fyre festival also marred rainfall president joe biden briefed weather condition event held property managed federal bureau land management arrest burning man one confirmed death due acute cocaine ethanol mdma toxicity pershing county sheriff office reported receiving multiple false report shooting riot event overseas phone number investigation sheriff representative local medium “we don’t emergency concern right people calm ok” social medium post claimed ebola outbreak festival flooding event also hoax