00:00 Tens of thousands of people still remain trapped at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada
00:08 desert after heavy rains inundated the area and created thick, ankle-deep mud.
00:13 The festival has actually descended into chaos with one person dead and thousands stranded
00:18 at the Nevada Desert Festival after severe flooding.
00:23 The person died during the event but local law enforcement are yet to identify the individual
00:27 and reveal the suspected cause of death.
00:30 The festival has been shrouded in misinformation that the gathering is housing an outbreak
00:34 of the deadly Ebola virus.
00:37 The Burning Man festival usually spans a week.
00:40 This year's event began on August 28 and was scheduled to end on September 4.
00:45 The festival attracts nearly 70,000 artists, musicians and activists for a mix of wilderness
00:50 camping and avant-garde performances.
00:53 Northwest Nevada received two to three months' worth of rain, up to 0.8 inches in just 24
00:59 hours between Friday and Saturday morning.
01:02 The torrential rainfall whipped up thick, clay-like mud that festival-goers reported
01:06 was too tough to walk or bike through.
01:09 Attendees were told to shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert and conserve food, water
01:13 and fuel after a rainstorm swarmed the area, forcing officials to halt any entering or
01:19 leaving of the festival.
01:21 The torrential rains that turned roads and grounds into muck and left thousands of people
01:25 stranded at the Burning Man festival also put off the climax of the carefree celebration
01:30 of art, music and counterculture.
01:33 The annual burning of a man-like figure did not happen on Sunday night as had been planned.
01:39 Organizers said that the burn would instead happen on Monday night, adding that the muddy
01:44 conditions and rain had made moving heavy and fire-safety equipment to the site unfeasible.
01:50 The announcement marked the second postponement of the burn, which had been initially slated
01:54 for Saturday night.
01:55 Yesterday afternoon, a White House official had said that President Biden had been briefed
02:00 on the situation and that administration officials were in touch with state and local officials.
02:05 Revelers have been left to trudge through mud, mainly barefoot or wearing plastic bags
02:10 on their feet, after being urged to shelter in place and conserve food, water and other
02:14 supplies.
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