Chaos at “Burning Man”: Tens of thousands are now allowed to leave the mud

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After deep mud blocked access to the “Burning Man” desert festival for days, tens of thousands of visitors were able to leave the grounds in the US state of Nevada as of Monday afternoon (local time). The driving ban has been lifted.

At the beginning of the afternoon, there were still about 64,000 people in the area in the middle of the desert. The festival, which takes place almost two hours from the nearest town, ended as planned after nine days. The burning of the ‘Burning Man’ was announced for Monday evening, which had already been postponed twice before: a huge wooden statue.

Swamp of mud and mud

Heavy rain had turned the festival site into a swamp of thick mud and slush on the surface of a dried up lake. Cars threatened to get stuck on the muddy ground and for days only emergency vehicles were allowed to enter or leave the site.

The organizers provided four-wheel drive vehicles for medical emergencies. It is still unclear how the death on the festival site, about which the organizers informed on Sunday evening, occurred. The investigation was still ongoing, police said.

Criticism of the waste of resources

The “Burning Man” festival is a spectacle of music and arts events that attracts some 75,000 people each year – including artists, techno fans, pyrotechnicians and the curious from all over the world. In the desert, the contestants build a temporary city called Black Rock City out of tents and mobile homes.

However, for several years now there has also been criticism of the organizers and the enormous waste of resources, because tens of thousands of visitors drive their cars into the desert for hours and have to be cared for – and because many influencers, internet entrepreneurs and other celebrities sometimes even drop by. Private jets arrive. (SDA)

Source: Blick