The Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada, persisted through two days of heavy rain which turned the event grounds into muddy conditions.
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Despite such conditions, Despite the challenges, many attendees still found the overall experience of Burning Man to be positive.
The scheduled burning of the main sculpture, The Man, was postponed to Monday due to the weather, but Burning Man festival officials did not mention if the burning of the Temple of the Heart would proceed as planned.
The Burning Man festival attendees were advised to shelter in place and conserve resources until the conditions improve, but some chose to leave the event early, dealing with the muddy conditions in order to catch flights.
The Burning Man festival onsite porta-potties became unusable due to the weather, but the Burning Man Festival organizers said sanitation trucks were working to clean them.
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Thousands of Burning Man festival attendees in the Nevada desert have been trapped due to heavy rains causing ankle-deep mud.
Roads have been closed due to the wet and muddy conditions, with uncertainty about when they will reopen, CNN reports.
The rainfall has caused difficulties for the Burning Man festival goers in navigating the area, and some vehicles have become stuck, CNN added.
A person was confirmed dead at the Burning Man festival but organizers stated it was unrelated to the weather. The Burning Man festival is expected to go ahead as planned once conditions improve.
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