The Burning Man festival experienced flooding, massive muddy conditions and, well, partying among some.
that improving weather would allow for an exodus to begin on Monday morning after rain and mud had left the roads impassable and stranded an estimated 70,000 people over the weekend. The organization said that it would have additional details for exiting the playa by 9 a.m. local time and that Monday would “bring clear skies, and a welcome chance to dry out.” The National Weather Service said Sunday that dry and warm conditions would help the area improve.
Officials noted that while hotels were ready to help Burning Man attendees, the airport in Reno, about 120 miles away, would be stretched to accommodate all travelers. Shuttle buses are running from Gerlach, which is about five miles outside Black Rock City, to Reno, which is 120 miles away. Among the videos from Burning Man was one of comedian Chris Rock and Diplo leaving the festival after an attendee picked up the celebrity pair in a pickup truck. The five-second video shows the DJ pulling up his ski goggles, while Rock, in a New York Knicks jacket, sunglasses and mud-stained pants, is smiling and taking in the absurdity of the situation with at least five other people in the bed of the truck.wroteNeal Katyal, a 53-year-old law professor from Chicago and former acting U.S.
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