{"id":82620,"date":"2023-09-05T13:12:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=82620"},"modified":"2023-09-05T13:12:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:12:23","slug":"inside-deadly-burning-man-festival-as-mass-exodus-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/entertainment\/inside-deadly-burning-man-festival-as-mass-exodus-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside deadly Burning Man festival as mass exodus begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Burning Man has finally come to an anti-climatic end as revellers begin their mass exodus after the event was overshadowed by a severe storm that trapped 70,000 attendees in the northwest Nevada desert.<\/p>\n

The flooding had left attendees ankle-deep in mud and 70,000 people were thought to have been stranded. <\/p>\n

Bad weather at the US festival made the ground too slippery to even walk on, with roads surrounding the area closed as vehicles couldn\u2019t drive on them. <\/p>\n

On Monday, the roads reopened and festival organisers began to allow traffic to start making the slow journey out of the area. That afternoon, organisers said that around 64,000 people still remained on-site. <\/p>\n

However, even with permission to leave, festival-goers were advised to wait until Tuesday to begin their exodus to avoid congestion. <\/p>\n

Amid the chaos over the weekend, authorities were also investigating a death at the festival and have now identified the man as 32-year-old Leon Reece, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. <\/p>\n

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A cause of death is yet to be determined but it was previously said to not be weather-related. <\/p>\n

The festival build-up to the big \u2018final burn\u2019 was scheduled to take place on Monday evening but it\u2019s not clear whether this was able to happen with festival-goers making their exit. <\/p>\n

Flooding in the area was so severe that \u2018three-eyed dinosaur shrimp\u2019 have apparently woken up in the Nevada desert.<\/p>\n

The crustaceans are said to have been \u2018stirred\u2019 by all the flooding in the Nevada desert.<\/p>\n

According to the Independent, the shrimp can lay dormant for years in drought conditions, but have now \u2018resurfaced to join the mud party at Burning Man\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Burning Man has confirmed on X \u2013 formerly known as Twitter \u2013 that people won\u2019t be able to leave as early on Monday as they thought.<\/p>\n

They wrote: \u2018Gate Road remains too wet & muddy for most vehicles to safely navigate out of BRC this morning, but is drying. Exodus likely to begin around noon today, Monday 9\/4.\u2019<\/p>\n

Festival organisers also asked people to consider leaving on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

An update on the festival\u2019s site read: \u2018Consider delaying your departure from Black Rock City until Tuesday 9\/5. This will alleviate large amounts of congestion throughout the day today, Monday 9\/4.\u2019<\/p>\n

But nevertheless, guests started pouring out of the festival on Monday and Black Rock City\u2019s airport was back up and running by 12pm local time.<\/p>\n

As if the weather wasn\u2019t enough, there had been even more panic amid rumours the deadly Ebola virus was spreading through the site.<\/p>\n

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Some accounts on X- sparked whispers, while others even shared fake screenshots claiming to be from the Centre For Disease Control (CDC).<\/p>\n

Thankfully, there is no evidence to suggest this is true, and the CDC hasn\u2019t issued any such warnings.<\/p>\n

However, the battle against the elements is very real, and Muse frontman Matt Bellamy biked through miles through the Nevada desert to leave the event as heavy rain has left thousands stranded.<\/p>\n


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Celebrities had also descended on the art event, with the likes of\u00a0Chris Rock and Diplo seen fleeing the chaos in fits of giggles as they waded their way out of the mud for two miles before a fan picked them up in a truck.<\/p>\n

Grabbing his poncho and hitting the road, Muse rocker Matt cycled out of the festival and documented the journey on his Instagram page.<\/p>\n

He shared pictures and videos across his wet and rainy trip, all smiles in a fetching red waterproof, fur coat, and thick eyewear to protect against the elements.<\/p>\n

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