BLACK ROCK CITY (Nevada) — Thousands of Burning Man attendees partied hard on Sunday (Sept 3) despite downpours that turned the Nevada desert where the annual arts and music festival takes place into a sea of sticky mud and led officials to order the multitudes to shelter in place.
One person had died at the event in the Black Rock Desert, authorities said on Sunday, providing few details. An investigation is underway.
Videos posted to social media showed costumed revellers — including a few children — sliding through the sticky mess, most of them covered from head to toe in wet earth. Every year Burning Man brings tens of thousands of people to the Nevada desert to dance, make art and enjoy being part of a self-sufficient, temporary community of like-minded spirits. This year's version opened on Aug 27 and was scheduled to run through to Monday.
Other camps hosted parties around their ornately decorated vehicles that can resemble Carnival floats, blasting music and dancing away any concerns of being stranded.The festival gets its name from its culminating event, the burning of a large wooden structure called"The Man" on the penultimate night. Organisers will attempt to light the fire on Sunday night, even though more rain is in the forecast.
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