All news on the topic: Burning Man

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Burning Man attendees 'lash out' with exodus wait times still about four hours
After being stranded for days due to heavy flooding and muddy conditions, Burning Man attendees began leaving the city at Black Rock City on Monday afternoon
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Government responds to Burning Man cannibalism & ebola rumour as revellers clash
Following the dramatic ending to the annual arts festival deep in the Nevada desert, rumours began to swirl about everything from party-goers resorting to cannibalism to an ebola outbreak
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Three-eyed 'dinosaur shrimp' wake up at Burning Man as site deluged with floods
As festival-goers finally make their way home from a flooded, muddy Burning Man 2023, a strange group of organisms are waking up in the flooded Black Rock Desert in Nevada
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Man found dead at Burning Man festival named as mass exodus begins
The annual arts festival in the Black Rock Desert descended into chaos after torrential rain turned the area into a muddy swamp. Rumours of a viral outbreak swirled and even that federal agency FEMA had been called in
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Burning Man attendees claim mud is causing chemical burns on their feet
Muddy roads at Burning Man in Black Rock have stranded partygoers in the Nevada desert, while many complain of foot burns from the alkaline sand, also known as 'Playa Foot'
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Woman escapes Burning Man 'mud hell' after camper-van gets stuck on way out
A celebrity photographer known for shooting Avril Lavigne and Steve Aoki, among others, escaped Burning Man "with some luck" and called the Nevada playa a "mud hell"
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Social media users poke fun at Burning Man 2023 chaos as thousands stranded
Social media users were having "JOMO", the Joy of Missing Out, as they lined up to express their relief they weren't at the chaotic Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert around 110 miles north of Reno, Nevada
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People fleeing on foot from Burning Man with rumours of virus outbreak
Chaos has ensued at Burning Man Festival in Black Rock Desert around 110 miles north of Reno, Nevada, amid rumours of a viral breakout and torrential rain which has led to a mudbath
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On-the-ground nurse responds to rumour of Ebola at chaotic Burning Man festival
An EMS nurse working on the ground at Burning Man took to TikTok to debunk rumours of an Ebola outbreak as well as a FEMA response at the chaotic, flooded festival
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New details emerge about Burning Man death as organisers continue with plans
A man has died at the Burning Man festival in Nevada after emergency services could not resuscitate the patient, with more than 70,000 still trapped on the site
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Burning Man organisers update festival goers urging people not to drive in chaos
In a new update, Burning Man organisers are pleading with Burners to not drive due to harsh conditions and muddy roads. There is a potential new storm front on the horizon.
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Burning Man organisers insist they were 'well-prepared' as death investigated
After a death occurred during the storm at Burning Man, the organisers are insisting that they had taken prior precautions to ensure the safety of those at the event.
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Burning Man chaos as festival-goer dies during storm floods
Police at the Burning Man festival in Nevada have opened an investigation into a death during chaos caused by flooding from storms. Around 70,000 people are trapped at the event
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Burning Man crowds fleeing as weather chaos leaves people 'catching hypothermia'
Weather conditions are causing chaos at this year's Burning Man Festival as festival-goers are said to be catching hypothermia while being warned to ration their food supplies
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Burning Man panic as 70,000 stranded and urged to ration food after storm chaos
Festival-goers at this year's Burning Man festival have been urged to conserve their food and water supplies with drastic weather conditions forcing entrances in and out of the Nevada campsite to shut
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Anti-capitalist climate activists block BurningMan traffic in dramatic stand-off
Peaceful protestors were mowed down as they blocked traffic entering the Burning Man festival. After festivities were complicated due to extreme weather earlier this week, one activist says capitalism is the problem.
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Inside Burning Man festival with all-night raves, burning effigy and 'Orgy Dome'
The Burning Man festival attracts thousands of free-spirited campers to Black Rock City, a temporary city in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to share lively moments, arts and even their bodies
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Burning Man festival-goers urged to postpone arrival due to Storm Hilary floods
The Burning Man festival is being held this year from August 27 to September 4, but the Nevada site has been flooded and festival-goers are urged to delay their attendance
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'I clean festival campsites, these are the weirdest things I've found'
Festival cleaners have taken to social media to share the most bizarre and most profitable items they've come across when sweeping campsites for abandoned items and litter
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DJ 'unable to perform' is spotted at Burning Man while claiming £100k injuries
DJ Chloe Caillet was hit by falling bricks during a night out in 2018 and is claiming £100,000 for loss of earnings, although social media showed her performing around the world