Burning Man attendees share ordeal with urine bottles as clean-up begins after exodus – live
The Burning Man exodus appears to have come to an end — paving the way for a massive clean-up job to begin.
Thousands of attendees cleared out from the Nevada desert campsite after being trapped for days when the festival descended into chaos with heavy rainfall, flooding and muddy conditions.
Organisers will now spend the next three weeks cleaning up the sprawling site to fulfil the festival’s key principle of “leave no trace”, after the area was left littered with abandoned vehicles, furniture and trash.
People who attended this year’s festival said they were instructed to urinate in bottles to conserve space in the porta-potties. In the aftermath of the rain trash was left everywhere, wrote Rob Price in Business Insider.
“The porta-potties were surrounded by a halo of shredded toilet paper that clung to shoes,” he added.
The end of the tumultuous exodus comes after officials revealed the suspected cause of death for the man who died during the event.
The man, identified as 32-year-old Leon Reece, was found unresponsive on the playa on Friday, with emergency responders unable to revive him.
Key points
Festival-goers share heartbreak as desert venue is flooded by storm
In pictures: Burners leave this year’s festival
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Burning Man disaster was an ‘act of God’
What is Burning Man?
Burning Man attendees are mostly rich and white men, data shows
05:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
A census of Burning Man attendees has found that most “Burners” were rich, white, straight men nearing their 40s.
The crowd remained mostly white at 80 per cent, according to the data from the 2022 festival.
The average festival-goer was a white, well-educated, heterosexual, 37-year-old Democrat with an average income of $100,000.
About 16 per cent of those present reported having household incomes of at least $300,000 a year, compared to only seven per cent of the attendees who reported such high incomes in 2013.
Over 50 per cent of the crowd identified as Democrats, while only 4.2 per cent said they were Republicans.
Burning Man conspiracies - debunked
05:00 , Bevan Hurley
It began with a fake screenshot on the social media platform X, and quickly spread across the internet and to tens of thousands trapped in swamp-like conditions at Burning Man.
The annual festival in the Nevada desert, plagued by tropical storms and mud that forced gate closures and festival goers to shelter in place, was at the centre of an Ebola outbreak, the bogus post claimed on Saturday 2 September.
A cursory glance at the social media account that published the doctored post from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would have revealed its long history of spreading tongue-in-cheek claims about “psyops” and oppressive government operations.
And yet conspiracy theorists quickly flooded the zone with unhinged posts about military aircraft landing in the Black Rock City area, and quarantine zones being set up.
Some were clearly in on the “joke”, others apparently not.
Read more:
Burning Man was an undeniable disaster. But these conspiracies aren’t part of it
Burning Man attendees share their experience
04:44 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Burning man attendees who managed to escape the festival after the washout said they were asked to ration food and urinate in bottles to save space in the portable loos.
Rob Price, a journalist with Business Insider, was a first-time “Burner” at this year’s festival. He writes that in the aftermath of the flooding, the generators failed and the fridges switched off.
The water systems for washing and showering also broke down within hours as the rain turned the mud ankle-deep.
And then there was trash, everywhere.
“The porta-potties were surrounded by a halo of shredded toilet paper that clung to shoes,” Price wrote.
“Despite the food rationing, the mandatory pee bottles, and the malfunctioning infrastructure, Burners, as they call themselves, scraped the dirt off their shoes and got down.”
Elon Musk calls Burning Man ‘best art on Earth’
02:00 , Megan Sheets
Elon Musk offered lofty praise to the Burning Man festival - after this year’s event descended into disaster with one person dead and thousands left stranded in the Nevada desert after intense floods.
“Burning Man is unique in the world,” Mr Musk wrote on his platform X. “Hard to describe how incredible it is for those who have never been. Best art on Earth.”
The post drew scrutiny for two reasons. First off, it came as the desert festival is suffering from utter chaos on all sides — torrential floods caused by Tropical Storm Hilary, false claims of an Ebola outbreak, tens of thousands of stranded attendees, and even a death caused by reasons “unrelated to the weather.”
On top of this mess, Mr Musk seemed to be commenting on a video from Paris Fashion Week in 2022 — not Burning Man.
Kelly Rissman reports.
Elon Musk calls Burning Man ‘best art on Earth’ amid festival chaos
Burning Man death caused by suspected drug intoxication
Thursday 7 September 2023 23:00 , Megan Sheets
A California man likely died at the mud-impacted Burning Man festival from drug intoxication, a coroner’s office has said.
Leon Reece, 32, was found unresponsive on the remote and weather-hit Nevada festival grounds on Friday evening, according to authorities.
The exact cause and manner of Reece’s death are still pending but the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a statement that drug intoxication was suspected.
Graeme Massie reports.
Burning Man death caused by suspected drug intoxication
ICYMI: What’s it really like to survive nine days in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert?
Thursday 7 September 2023 21:00 , Megan Sheets
The infamous gathering (it’s most definitely not a festival) just finished for another year – but what’s it actually like to pitch up for the full nine days?
Claire Dodd reports:
This is what it's really like to spend nine days at Burning Man
Burning Man organisers face clean-up deadline
Thursday 7 September 2023 19:00 , Associated Press
The rain has passed, and the temple has burned. Now, as Burning Man slowly empties, it’s time to clean up.
Burning Man organizers have three weeks to clean up the sprawling stretch of public land in the Black Rock Desert of northwestern Nevada, but a summer storm that left tens of thousands stranded in ankle-deep mud could alter that timeframe.
One of the principles of Burning Man is to leave no trace — an expectation that all attendees will pack out everything they brought to Black Rock City and clean out their camps before leaving.
But in the aftermath of torrential rains that closed roads, jamming traffic, and forcing many to walk miles barefoot through the muck, the area is dotted with abandoned vehicles, rugs, furniture, tents and trash. The ground itself has deep imprints and ruts.
Three-eyed ‘dinosaur shrimp’ are waking up after Burning Man washout
Thursday 7 September 2023 17:00 , Joe Sommerlad
Yuck.
Triops and fairy shrimp are small crustaceans that can survive years lying dormant in drought conditions. They live in the ground in eggs until weather conditions such as floods can bring them to the surface, says IFL Science.
Nicknamed “dinosaur shrimp”, Triops are relatives of the oldest living creatures, Triops cancriformis, have two main eyes and a pit organ “third eye” that enables insects to detect changes in light and infrared waves.
Fairy shrimp have also resurfaced to join the mud party at Burning Man. Otherwise known as sea monkeys, they are translucent and are very good at withstanding salty environments.
Amelia Neath has more.
Three-eyed ‘dinosaur shrimp’ are waking up in the desert after Burning Man washout
Elon Musk calls Burning Man ‘best art on Earth’ amid festival chaos
Thursday 7 September 2023 16:00 , Joe Sommerlad
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk heaped hyerbole on this year’s Burning Man festival after the event descended into disaster, with one person dead and thousands left stranded in the Nevada desert after intense floods.
“Burning Man is unique in the world,” Mr Musk wrote on his platform X on Sunday.
“Hard to describe how incredible it is for those who have never been. Best art on Earth.”
Kelly Rissman has more.
Elon Musk calls Burning Man ‘best art on Earth’ amid festival chaos
Why trash is a constant problem in Burning Man’s aftermath
Thursday 7 September 2023 15:00 , Ariana Baio
Every year, after the nine-day Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert finishes, the grounds of Burning Man are littered with trash. This year is likely to be no different – only now, dried mud will likely make an appearance.
Here’s a peak into how the festival affects the area every year.
Gino Spocchia reported last year.
Locals furious over mess left by Burning Man festival
Burning Man is ending, but the cleanup from heavy flooding is far from over
Thursday 7 September 2023 14:00 , Joe Sommerlad
The rain has passed and the temple has burned. Now, as Burning Man slowly empties, it’s time to clean up.
Burning Man organisers have three weeks to clean up the sprawling stretch of public land in the Black Rock Desert of northwestern Nevada, but a summer storm that left tens of thousands stranded in ankle-deep mud could alter that timeframe.
One of the principles of Burning Man is to leave no trace — an expectation that all attendees will pack out everything they brought to Black Rock City and clean out their camps before leaving.
But in the aftermath of torrential rains that closed roads, jamming traffic, and forcing many to walk miles barefoot through the muck, the area is dotted with abandoned vehicles, rugs, furniture, tents and trash. The ground itself has deep imprints and ruts.
Burning Man is ending, but the cleanup from heavy flooding is far from over
Burning Man was an undeniable disaster. But these conspiracy theories aren’t part of it
Thursday 7 September 2023 13:00 , Ariana Baio
As 70,000 Burning Man festival-goers were braving the elements, rumours of an Ebola outbreak reportedly sent panic through the desert city.
It was yet another wild conspiracy theory created by bad actors on Elon Musk’s X.
Bevan Hurley reports:
Burning Man was an undeniable disaster. But these conspiracies aren’t part of it
Princess Stephanie of Monaco’s daughter Pauline documents exit from Burning Man
Thursday 7 September 2023 12:00 , Ariana Baio
Princess Stephanie of Monaco’s daughter, Pauline Ducruet, has shared her escape from Burning Man on social media.
The eldest daughter of the royal gave her followers a glimpse of her getaway from the muddy grounds of the annual arts festival in the Black Rock Desert of northern Nevada after organizers lifted the driving ban at 2pm on Monday.
Ducruet, 29, posted on her Instagram Story a photo of the Black Rock Desert range through a car windshield and the open route ahead, captioned, “We out.”
The Alter designer also posted a photo of herself among a group dressed up in festival-ready garments that appeared to be taken before rain stranded thousands of festival-goers. “When it was dry and fun,” Ducruet wrote over the photo on her Story.
In Photos: Burning Man 2023
Thursday 7 September 2023 10:00 , Ariana Baio
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Burning Man disaster was an ‘act of God’
Thursday 7 September 2023 08:00 , Ariana Baio
Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed that Burning Man revellers are being “brainwashed” into believing the washout has been caused by the climate crisis – which she claims was an act of God.
The Republican congresswoman and notorious conspiracy theorist joined fellow conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on his Info Wars show on Sunday night, where they both launched into their beliefs about the festival in the Nevada desert.
“There’s 73 to 75,000 in the Nevada desert right now at this Burning Man. They’re locked in,” the far-right lawmaker said.
Rachel Sharp reports:
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Burning Man disaster was an ‘act of God’
Ted Cruz tries to reclaim joke amid Burning Man chaos after he fell for shark hoax
Thursday 7 September 2023 06:00 , Ariana Baio
After falling for the “Hurricane Shark” hoax during Tropical Storm Hilary, Ted Cruz wanted to let everyone know he was in on the joke this time.
The Texas senator, and prolific content creator, shared a doctored image on Tuesday purporting to show a shark on a flooded highway near the Burning Man festival on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Holy crap,” Mr Cruz wrote, along with a crossed fingers emoji, to indicate he was in on the ruse.
The shark meme, which began circulating in 2011, has become an infamous online prank well-known to most savvy social media users, but apparently not Mr Cruz.
Last month, after it was posted to X (formerly known as Twitter) during a tropical storm that unleashed widespread flooding in California, Mr Cruz reposted the picture and wrote: “Holy crap.”
After being mocked for falling for the scam, the senator added: “I’m told this is a joke. In LA, you never know... And everyone please stay safe from the storm or otherwise.”
How Chris Rock and Diplo escaped Burning Man
Thursday 7 September 2023 04:00 , Ariana Baio
Chris Rock and Diplo have shared their experience of escaping Burning Man festival , with some 73,000 attendees stranded in the desert following heavy downpours in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.
Diplo shared a video of the pair fleeing the chaos to Twitter/X, writing in the caption: “Just walked five miles in the mud out of Burning Man with Chris Rock and a fan picked us up.”
just walked 5 miles in the mud out of burning man with chris rock and a fan picked us up pic.twitter.com/0uxSXLHgY6
— diplo (@diplo) September 2, 2023
Watch: Burning Man revellers build mud sculptures
Thursday 7 September 2023 02:00 , Ariana Baio
Burning Man revellers build mud sculptures as thousands stranded after floods
Recap: Burning Man fans share heartbreak as desert venue is flooded by storm
Thursday 7 September 2023 00:00 , Ariana Baio
Burning Man festivalgoers are voicing their distress after the Black Rock City, Nevada, venue was hit with torrential rains during Tropical Storm Hilary this week.
Pictures and videos of the flooded playa have been circulating on social media, with organisers asking attendees to “please be patient”.
“It’s not something we typically see,” Justin Collins, a forecaster with the weather service’s Reno office, told SFGATE.com. “All this rain all at once is pretty unusual in summer. You see it in winter more.”
Tom Murray reports:
Burning Man attendees share heartbreak as desert venue is flooded by storm
Viral country star Oliver Anthony among those ‘trapped’ at Burning Man
Wednesday 6 September 2023 23:00 , Ariana Baio
Oliver Anthony, the country artist behind the viral hit “Rich Men North of Richmond”, is apparently among those stranded at Burning Man festival in Nevada.
The annual arts festival has been plunged into chaos after rare, severe rains flooded the Black Rock Desert, leaving behind thick mud, which has grounded vehicles.
More than 70,000 “Burners”, as the festival’s attendees are referred to, were urged to hunker down and conserve supplies.
Anthony, 31, was scheduled to be interviewed by the socialist political journal Midwestern Marx on Sunday (3 September); however, in a live stream, its presenters said the singer was “trapped” at Burning Man.
“Our man Oliver Anthony has been trapped in the flooding at Burning Man, this is what he told us over email,” one of the show’s three hosts explained.
Oliver Anthony Interview Postponed by Flooding https://t.co/qUnXogUS4c
— Midwestern Marx (@MarxMidwest) September 3, 2023
CDC confirms no Ebola, Mpox or Marbug at Burning Man
Wednesday 6 September 2023 22:00 , Ariana Baio
In a statement provided to The Independent, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed there are no reports of Ebola at Burning Man.
“CDC has not received any reports of Ebola at the Burning Man Festival and has not issued any warnings or had any requests for assistance from the state and local health departments either,” a spokesperson for the CDC said.
“Additionally, we have not received reports of Mpox or Marburg, and to our knowledge a national emergency for the flooding has not been declared.”
Diplo pokes fun at Burning Man in recap post
Wednesday 6 September 2023 21:00 , Ariana Baio
It wasn’t the burn we wanted but it was the burn we needed, Since you asked for it.. another 10 moments from ebola man / raining man pic.twitter.com/YznYCtiO0S
— diplo (@diplo) September 6, 2023
What’s it really like to survive nine days in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert?
Wednesday 6 September 2023 20:00 , Ariana Baio
The infamous gathering (it’s most definitely not a festival) just finished for another year – but what’s it actually like to pitch up for the full nine days?
Claire Dodd reports:
This is what it's really like to spend nine days at Burning Man
Cindy Crawford, Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber also escaped Burning Man
Wednesday 6 September 2023 19:00 , Ariana Baio
Cindy Crawford, Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber also escaped Burning Man as the festival became a washout.
Diplo and Chris Rock shared online over the weekend that they had walked miles to leave the site as it was hit with heavy rainfall.
In an interview with CNN, Diplo revealed that they were joined by more celebrities: “[Rock] had his New York Knicks jacket on and he just got up with us and started walking. And we walked about three hours in the mud. He was happy. It was me, I think Cindy Crawford walked with us.
“Kaia Gerber, Austin Butler, Randy Gerber, a writer, a couple of producers from TV, a couple of people who just wanted to get home to their children. They didn’t take no for an answer.”
What are the three-eyed ‘dinosaur shrimp’ resurfacing after Burning Man?
Wednesday 6 September 2023 18:00 , Ariana Baio
Who would have thought a small, yet peculiar creature could stir up such a scene in the Nevada Desert?
After heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary turned a dry desert into a mud pit, revellers at the Burning Man Festival were left trapped on site.
Faiza Saqib reports:
What are the three-eyed ‘dinosaur shrimp’ resurfacing after Burning Man?
What the Burning Man Exodus looked like
Wednesday 6 September 2023 17:00 , Ariana Baio
ICYMI: Burning Man death caused by suspected drug intoxication
Wednesday 6 September 2023 16:00 , Ariana Baio
A California man likely died at the mud-impacted Burning Man festival from drug intoxication, a coroner’s office has said.
Leon Reece, 32, was found unresponsive on the remote and weather-hit Nevada festival grounds on Friday evening, according to authorities.
The exact cause and manner of Reece’s death are still pending but the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday that drug intoxication was suspected.
Deputies were called to the festival grounds at 6.24pm local time on Friday but because of “the unusual rain event happening on the Playa, access to the area and investigative efforts were delayed,” stated the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office.
Burning Man reminds attendees to dispose of waste
Wednesday 6 September 2023 15:00 , Ariana Baio
As the final attendees of Burning Man hit the road to travel back home, organisers are reminding them to leave no waste behind in the Black Rock Desert.
“There is a small, yet significant, portion of people who do it wrong and unfortunately dump their trash at locations such as rest stops, RV parks, hotels, convenience stores, or worse — in front of people’s homes. This is a terrible insult to our neighbors and an absolute disgrace to the Burning Man community. It is also illegal, and if you are caught, can result in a $2,000 fine for littering and a run-in with local law enforcement,” a press release from Burning Man says.
“To be clear, dispose of your waste at these authorized Leave Nevada Beautiful locations or take it all the way home with you.”
Leave Nevada Beautiful is part of the network that helps Burning Man attendees recycle and throw away trash as well as dispose of waste.
Ted Cruz tries to reclaim joke amid Burning Man chaos after he fell for shark hoax
Wednesday 6 September 2023 14:00 , Ariana Baio
After falling for the “Hurricane Shark” hoax during Tropical Storm Hilary, Ted Cruz wanted to let everyone know he was in on the joke this time.
The Texas senator, and prolific content creator, shared a doctored image on Tuesday purporting to show a shark on a flooded highway near the Burning Man festival on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Holy crap,” Mr Cruz wrote, along with a crossed fingers emoji, to indicate he was in on the ruse.
The shark meme, which began circulating in 2011, has become an infamous online prank well-known to most savvy social media users, but apparently not Mr Cruz.
Bevan Hurley reports:
Ted Cruz tries to reclaim joke amid Burning Man chaos after he fell for shark hoax
Watch: Burning Man attendees leave site after flooded festival finishes
Wednesday 6 September 2023 13:00 , Ariana Baio
Danica Patrick describes ‘epic’ Burning Man
Wednesday 6 September 2023 10:00 , Ariana Baio
Danica Patrick, the former racecar driver, described an “epic” Burning Man experience complete with lots of mud thanks to the rain.
“The mud,” Patrick wrote on Instagram complete with several photos showing how deep and messy the mud was during this year’s festival.
“It was beyond memorable!!! The people and purpose make it so. Rain and mud can’t touch the spirit of BM,” Patrick continued.
Diplo shares his experience from the Burning Man
Wednesday 6 September 2023 09:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Diplo managed to escape the Burning Man festival this weekend while some 73,000 attendees were stranded in the playa following heavy downpours in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.
Yes we all know burning man ended in ebola, cannibalism and people drowning in puddles but I wanna talk about the double rainbows, the mud sculptures the sunsets, the great people and the excellent music I got to play with great friends … the community and the self reliance that… pic.twitter.com/IFKaNJCuGs
— diplo (@diplo) September 5, 2023
Burning Man death caused by suspected drug intoxication
Wednesday 6 September 2023 09:00 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
A California man likely died at the mud-impacted Burning Man festival from drug intoxication, a coroner’s office has said.
Leon Reece, 32, was found unresponsive on the remote and weather-hit Nevada festival grounds on Friday evening, according to authorities.
The exact cause and manner of Reece’s death are still pending but the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a statement that drug intoxication was suspected.
Graeme Massie reports.
Burning Man death caused by suspected drug intoxication
A problem at last year’s Burning Man: trash left behind
Wednesday 6 September 2023 08:00 , Ariana Baio
Residents of a popular stop-over location for Burning Man attendees have complained about illegal waste being dumped in the neighbourhood after the annual Black Rock Desert event ended this week.
Tents, food and alcohol bottles have all been spotted around Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border and neighbouring Reno, Nevada, in the days following the 2022 addition of Burning Man, business owners, locals and officials told SFGate.
“What I’ve seen are large construction bags of trash, alcohol bottles, tons of food, tents and large aluminum poles from shade structures,” said a business owner in Truckee, California, to the news outlet.
Locals furious over mess left by Burning Man festival
Elon Musk calls Burning Man ‘best art on Earth’
Wednesday 6 September 2023 07:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Elon Musk offered lofty praise to the Burning Man festival - after this year’s event descended into disaster with one person dead and thousands left stranded in the Nevada desert after intense floods.
“Burning Man is unique in the world,” Mr Musk wrote on his platform X. “Hard to describe how incredible it is for those who have never been. Best art on Earth.”
The post drew scrutiny for two reasons. First off, it came as the desert festival is suffering from utter chaos on all sides — torrential floods caused by Tropical Storm Hilary, false claims of an Ebola outbreak, tens of thousands of stranded attendees, and even a death caused by reasons “unrelated to the weather.”
On top of this mess, Mr Musk seemed to be commenting on a video from Paris Fashion Week in 2022 — not Burning Man.
Kelly Rissman reports.
Elon Musk calls Burning Man ‘best art on Earth’ amid festival chaos
Daughter of Monaco princess Stephanie documents exit from Burning Man
Wednesday 6 September 2023 06:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Princess Stephanie of Monaco’s daughter, Pauline Ducruet, has shared her escape from Burning Man on social media.
The eldest daughter of the royal gave her followers a glimpse of her getaway from the muddy grounds of the annual arts festival in the Black Rock Desert of northern Nevada after organizers lifted the driving ban at 2pm on Monday.
Ducruet, 29, posted on her Instagram Story a photo of the Black Rock Desert range through a car windshield and the open route ahead, captioned, “We out”.
The Alter designer also posted a photo of herself among a group dressed up in festival-ready garments that appeared to be taken before rain stranded thousands of festival-goers. “When it was dry and fun,” Ducruet wrote over the photo on her Story.
Olivia Hebert has more.
Princess Stephanie of Monaco’s daughter documents exit from Burning Man amid rain
Ted Cruz jumps on Burning Man conspiracy theory jokes
Wednesday 6 September 2023 06:00 , Ariana Baio
After falling for the “Hurricane Shark” hoax during Tropical Storm Hilary, Ted Cruz wanted to let everyone know he was in on the joke this time.
The Texas senator, and prolific content creator, shared a doctored image on Tuesday purporting to show a shark on a flooded highway near the Burning Man festival on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Holy crap,” Mr Cruz wrote, along with a crossed fingers emoji, to indicate he was in on the ruse.
The shark meme, which began circulating in 2011, has become an infamous online prank well-known to most savvy social media users.
Holy crap. 🤞🏻 https://t.co/dmShwsTzE7
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 4, 2023
Burning Man revellers ‘lash out’ at each
Wednesday 6 September 2023 05:00 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The chaos of Burning Man isn’t over yet, with annoyed revellers lashing out at each other during the exodus from the festival site.
After a long weekend of unfortunate events and extreme weather – where a huge amount of rainfall turned the dry desert floor into a mud pit – tensions boiled over among some festivalgoers on Monday.
Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said that attendees “lashed out” at each other as the gates to the site finally opened but they were still left facing eight-hour waits to get out of the Nevada desert site.
Amelia Neath reports.
Burning Man revellers ‘lash out’ at each other during exodus from washout festival
The ‘temple’ set ablaze at Burning Man
Wednesday 6 September 2023 04:53 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The final event of lighting the ‘temple’ on fire took place on Tuesday night, marking the end of the Burning Man festival.
Revellers by tradition leave the names of departed loved ones and other remembrances to be burned in the temple. The wooden structure also acts as a space for the festival-goers to meditate.
For many, torching the temple has become the centerpiece of the burning — a more intimate, spiritual event than the rave-party-like immolation of the effigy.
Oliver Anthony among those ‘trapped’ at Burning Man amid flooding chaos
Wednesday 6 September 2023 04:00 , Ariana Baio
Oliver Anthony, the country artist behind the viral hit “Rich Men North of Richmond”, is apparently among those stranded at Burning Man festival in Nevada.
Anthony, 31, was scheduled to be interviewed by the socialist political journal Midwestern Marx on Sunday (3 September); however, in a live stream, its presenters said the singer was “trapped” at Burning Man.
“Our man Oliver Anthony has been trapped in the flooding at Burning Man, this is what he told us over email,” one of the show’s three hosts explained.
“Oliver’s representative told us that he’ll be out there for at least another day. So honestly, right now, we’re mostly just concerned with his safety and hopefully he can make it out of this situation safe and then we can reschedule the interview for a different time.”
Oliver Anthony Interview Postponed by Flooding https://t.co/qUnXogUS4c
— Midwestern Marx (@MarxMidwest) September 3, 2023
Exodus time nearly four hours
Wednesday 6 September 2023 03:44 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The exodus wait time is approximately four hours, according to a social media account linked to the Burning Man Project.
“Please be patient as you exit through Gate Road, and respect Burning Man staff who are working hard to make the Exodus experience as smooth and safe as possible,” it said.
Nevada Department of Health reports ‘no unsual disease problems'
Wednesday 6 September 2023 02:00 , Ariana Baio
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services reported that there were no unusual diseases found at Burning Man after conspiracy theories ran rampant online.
“The Division of Public and Behavioral Health has worked with Burning Man to oversee emergency medical services and environmental health, including some staff on site during the weather challenges,” a spokesperson for the Nevada Department of Health said in a statement provided to The Independent.
“Despite these challenges, staff report no unusual disease problems and that emergency services crews are all working together with no immediate concerns.”
Burning Man death caused by suspected drug intoxication
Wednesday 6 September 2023 01:30 , Graeme Massie
Leon Reece, 32, was found unresponsive on the remote and weather-hit Nevada festival grounds on Friday.
Burning Man death caused by suspected drug intoxication
Watch: Burning Man festival-goer shows grim conditions after flooding chaos
Wednesday 6 September 2023 01:00 , Ariana Baio
ICYMI: Sheriff’s office names man who died at Burning Man
Tuesday 5 September 2023 23:00 , Ariana Baio
Authorities on Monday revealed the identity of the man who died at the Burning Man festival as thousands of attendees began their exodus from the northern Nevada desert following heavy rains.
The Pershing County sheriff’s office identified the man as 32-year-old Leon Reece.
Authorities received a call around 6.24pm (local time) on Friday about an unresponsive man on the ground at the ephemeral Black Rock City, sheriff Jerry Allen.
The man was being administered CPR by medical personnel at the festival as flooding on the playa due to heavy rains delayed the arrival of deputies.
By the time the deputies arrived, Reece was pronounced dead by the festival doctor, Sheriff Allen told the San Francisco Chronicle.
In Photos: Burners leave this year’s festival
Tuesday 5 September 2023 21:00 , Ariana Baio
