Burning Man 2023 news: Attendees make mass exodus after heavy rain and flooding stranded thousands

More chaos has unfolded at the Burning Man festival as revellers clashed during the exodus from the Nevada desert.

Attendees finally began leaving the city at Black Rock City on Monday afternoon after severe flooding and muddy conditions left thousands stranded over the weekend.

During the mass exodus, Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said that attendees “lashed out” at each other as they faced an eight-hour wait to leave.

“As usually happens in what Burners refer to as the ‘default world’ people allow their emotions to override their reasonableness and they are lashing out at each other as they leave the playa and attempt to make it to their next destination,” he told the San Francisco Chronicle.

The man who died during the festival was also identified as 32-year-old Leon Reece. 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.

Meanwhile, officials continue to field conspiracies including a debunked theory that the festival was hit with an Ebola outbreak.

The annual burning of the man went ahead on Monday evening, after being delayed by the weather.

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• CDC confirms no Ebola, Mpox or Marbug at Burning Man

Danica Patrick describes ‘epic’ Burning Man

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

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.

Burning Man death caused by suspected drug intoxication

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

CDC confirms no Ebola, Mpox or Marbug at Burning Man

08:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in a statement provided to The Independent, 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.”

A problem at last year’s Burning Man: trash left behind

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’

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

Burning Man timeline: How did the desert festival go so terribly wrong?

07:00 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

An estimated 70,000 “Burners” remained trapped at Burning Man earlier this week after tropical downpours turned the desert landscape into a muddy swamp.

A deluge of rain in the Nevada desert has tested the annual bacchanal’s ethos of “radical self-reliance” like no other in its 35-year history.

While services such as internet and wi-fi were gradually being restored, sodden roads remained too treacherous to pass for the beginning of the traditional “Exodus” from the festival.

Bevan Hurley has more.

Burning Man disaster timeline: How did the desert festival go so terribly wrong?

Daughter of Monaco princess Stephanie documents exit from Burning Man

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

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.

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Burning Man disaster was an ‘act of God’

05:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

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 member of congress 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.

“They’re not allowed to leave and they’re basically probably being brainwashed that climate change is the cause of it and it’s going to destroy the Earth.”

She added: “And they’re, they’re feeling the panic. So, what’s going to happen, Alex?”

Rachel Sharp has more.

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Burning Man disaster was an ‘act of God’

Burning Man revellers ‘lash out’ at each

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

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

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.”

Exodus time nearly four hours

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'

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

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

01:00 , Ariana Baio

What’s it really like to survive nine days in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert?

Wednesday 6 September 2023 00:00 , Ariana Baio

In the dark hours of the morning, deep in the open desert, long-time “Burner” Stewie sits with his back to a flimsy orange plastic fence. Ski goggles perched on his head despite the lingering dust storm, he turns an embroidered badge over and over in his fingers. Bearing a map of where we are, it reads “EDGE OF THE KNOWN WORLD”.

Read more from Claire Dodd here.

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.

Burning Man 2023 was an undeniable disaster. But these conspiracy theories aren’t part of it

Tuesday 5 September 2023 22:00 , Ariana Baio

As 70,000 Burning Man festivalgoers 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

In Photos: Burners leave this year’s festival

Tuesday 5 September 2023 21:00 , Ariana Baio

Viral country star Oliver Anthony among those ‘trapped’ at Burning Man amid flooding chaos

Tuesday 5 September 2023 20:30 , 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.

Tom Murray reports:

Oliver Anthony among those ‘trapped’ at Burning Man amid flooding chaos

Traffic moving 'smoothly’ out of Black Rock Desert

Tuesday 5 September 2023 20:00 , Ariana Baio

As of Tuesday morning Pacific Time, traffic out of the Black Rock Desert, where Burning Man attendees are leaving the nine-day festival, traffic is moving “smoothly”

Exodus time was approximately two to three hours at 10am PT.

Diplo posts review of Burning Man weekend

Tuesday 5 September 2023 19:00 , Ariana Baio

Nevada sheriff bats away wild conspiracy theories about Burning Man

Tuesday 5 September 2023 18:00 , Ariana Baio

A local sheriff in Nevada has been forced to bat away wild conspiracy theories that continue to spread online about Burning Man.

A wave of misinformation spread across Black Rock City and online on X, formerly known as Twitter, and TikTok, as the site turned into a washout over the weekend.

One of the biggest false rumours was that there had been an Ebola outbreak at the festival, with some conspirators claiming there had been multiple deaths from the disease.

Pershing County Sherriff Jerry Allen pushed back at this rumour in a statement about the event on Monday.

“In consultation with the Bureau of Land Management and the Burning Man Project, there is no validity to any reports regarding an Ebola outbreak, or any other disease,” he said.

Watch: Burning Man attendees begin five mile exodus from desert site after flooded festival finishes

Tuesday 5 September 2023 17:00 , Ariana Baio

Burning Man revellers ‘lash out’ at each other during exodus from washout festival

Tuesday 5 September 2023 16:30 , Ariana Baio

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.

Amelia Neath reports:

Burning Man revellers ‘lash out’ at each other during exodus from washout festival

Weather expected to be sunny

Tuesday 5 September 2023 16:00 , Ariana Baio

After intense rains left most of Burning Man flooded and wet, the grounds are expected to dry up on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service (NWS) indicated that weather was expected to be sunny with a high of 80°F today – making for the perfect conditions for many attendees to leave after the rain.

CDC confirms no Ebola, Mpox or Marbug at Burning Man

Tuesday 5 September 2023 15:30 , 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.”

Exodus time approximately five hours

Tuesday 5 September 2023 15:00 , Ariana Baio

Organisers within the Burning Man festival said that the wait time for attendees to leave was about five hours long on Tuesday.

“The wait time to exit BRC is 5hrs. Stay tuned to GARS 95.1 and BMIR 94.5 for more up to date information. Drive safely, obey traffic laws, be courteous, patient, dress appropriately if you leave your vehicle. — please be respectful of the land and people you encounter.”

Burning Man revellers ‘lash out’ at each other during exodus from washout festival

Tuesday 5 September 2023 14:30 , Andrea Blanco

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.

Read more:

Burning Man revellers ‘lash out’ at each other during exodus from washout festival

Tuesday 5 September 2023 14:00 , Ariana Baio

‘Burning Man is unique in the world,’ the X owner wrote, seeming to be unaware that he was commenting on a Paris Fashion Week video

Kelly Rissman reports:

Elon Musk calls Burning Man ‘best art on Earth’ amid festival chaos

Man who died at Burning Man named as Leon Reece

Tuesday 5 September 2023 13:40 , Rachel Sharp

On Monday, officials released the identity of the man who died during the festival.

Leon Reece, 32, was found unresponsive on the playa on Friday.

Emergency responders administered CPR but he could not be resuscitated.

His death is currently under investigation but authorities said that it is not weather-related.

Fox News reporter says washout festival was ‘one of best Burning Man’s ever'

Tuesday 5 September 2023 13:20 , Rachel Sharp

Burning Man 2023 was an undeniable disaster. But these conspiracy theories aren’t part of it

Tuesday 5 September 2023 13:00 , Ariana Baio

As 70,000 Burning Man festivalgoers 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

Nevada sheriff bats away wild conspiracy theories about Burning Man festival

Tuesday 5 September 2023 12:28 , Rachel Sharp

A local sheriff in Nevada has been forced to bat away wild conspiracy theories that continue spread online about Burning Man.

A wave of misinformation spread across Black Rock City and online on X, formerly known as Twitter, and TikTok, as the site turned into a washout over the weekend.

One of the biggest false rumours was that there had been an Ebola outbreak at the festival, with some conspirators claiming there had been multiple deaths from the disease.

Read more...

Nevada sheriff bats away wild conspiracy theories about Burning Man festival

Watch: Embracing the unexpected: walking through the mud at Burning Man 2023

Tuesday 5 September 2023 12:00 , Ariana Baio

Burning Man worker reveals craziest experiences cleaning portable bathrooms at event

Tuesday 5 September 2023 11:40 , Rachel Sharp

A Burning Man worker has gone viral on Reddit after sharing some of his most bizarre experiences while cleaning the portable bathrooms at the event.

Amber Raiken reports:

Burning Man worker reveals craziest experiences cleaning portable bathrooms at event

Watch live: Attendees depart Burning Man festival in Nevada’s desert

Tuesday 5 September 2023 11:20 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Attendees are leaving Burning Man after the festival descended into chaos over the weekend, as severe flooding left thousands stuck on site.

Some revellers are filtering out of the site and through the Nevada desert before its official end.

Around 70,000 attendees were trapped on the site over the weekend in the midst of a heavy and unexpected storm.

Watch live: Attendees depart Burning Man festival in Nevada’s desert

Cindy Crawford, Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber also escaped Burning Man

Tuesday 5 September 2023 11:00 , Rachel Sharp

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.”

Burning Man revellers ‘lash out’ as mass exodus gets under way

Tuesday 5 September 2023 10:47 , Rachel Sharp

More chaos has unfolded at the Burning Man festival as revellers clashed during the exodus from the Nevada desert.

Attendees finally began leaving the city at Black Rock City on Monday afternoon after severe flooding and muddy conditions left thousands stranded over the weekend.

But, during the mass exodus, Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said that revellers had “lashed out” at each other as they faced eight hour waits to leave.

“As usually happens in what burners refer to as the ‘default world’ people allow their emotions to override their reasonableness and they are lashing out at each other as they leave the playa and attempt to make it to their next destination,” he told the San Francisco Chronicle.

“This behavior definitely does not fall within the 10 principles of Burning Man, but that is not the fault of BMP either, but is a societal issue.”

Last Burner Express to leave on Tuesday

Tuesday 5 September 2023 10:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

The final Burner Express for Reno would leave on Tuesday at 10am (local time), according to a social media account associated with the Burning Man Project.

The Burner Express is a bus service offered by the festival organisers to transport people from San Francisco and Reno to Black Rock City and Back.

The wait time to leave the festival is 8 hours, it said.

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Burning Man revellers are ‘brainwashed’

Tuesday 5 September 2023 10:00 , 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.

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.

“They’re not allowed to leave and they’re basically probably being brainwashed that climate change is the cause of it and it’s going to destroy the Earth.”

Sheriff’s office names man who died at Burning Man

Tuesday 5 September 2023 09:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

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.

More here.

Sheriff’s office names man who died at Burning Man festival amid flooding chaos

Climate activists cause miles of traffic chaos by blocking route to Burning Man

Tuesday 5 September 2023 09:00 , Ariana Baio

Burning Man traffic was brought to a recent standstill by a group of anti-capitalist climate change activists who blocked the main road to the festival.

On Sunday, nearly half a dozen protestors from the climate activist group Seven Circles stood in the middle of the road used to enter the desert venue. Others chained themselves to a trailer parked on the road.

Inga Parkel reports:

Activists cause miles of traffic chaos by blocking route to Burning Man

Three-eyed ‘dinosaur shrimp’ are waking up in the Nevada desert

Tuesday 5 September 2023 07:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Three-eyed “dinosaur shrimp” are stirring in the Nevada desert after flooding upended the Burning Man festival.

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.

More here.

Three-eyed ‘dinosaur shrimp’ are waking up in the desert after Burning Man washout

Black Rock City Municipal Airport opens

Tuesday 5 September 2023 07:00 , Ariana Baio

Officials with Burning Man said the Black Rock City Municipal Airport (BRC) would open at noon on Monday and flights would begin departing midday.

“Burner Express Air (BxA) operations start 2pm,” Burning Man Traffic said in a tweet. “Shuttle avail from bus depot to the airport.”

The flights are scheduled to go to Reno, Nevada.

Meanwhile, flights to Burbank and Oakland, California would depart on Tuesday.

‘The Man’ burned at the Burning Man festival

Tuesday 5 September 2023 05:51 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

ICYMI: What we know about 2023 Burning Man festival’s flooding chaos

Tuesday 5 September 2023 05:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Burning Man is already a test of “radical self-sufficiency” for festival goers but the 2023 event brought more hurdles than most would have imagined.

The start of the counter-culture festival was delayed by a rare hurricane on the west coast. Then climate activists blocked the only road leading to the site in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert before being rammed by a tribal park ranger in his patrol truck. (That incident is now under investigation.)

Andrea Blanco reports:

What we know about 2023 Burning Man’s flooding chaos