{"id":2020884,"date":"2023-09-03T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-dead-70000-stranded-after-flash-flooding-interrupts-burning-man-festival-in-nevada-desert\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T15:20:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T19:20:17","slug":"1-dead-70000-stranded-after-flash-flooding-interrupts-burning-man-festival-in-nevada-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-dead-70000-stranded-after-flash-flooding-interrupts-burning-man-festival-in-nevada-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"1 person killed, over 70,000 stranded due to flash flooding at &#8216;Burning Man&#8217; festival in Nevada desert."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F1-dead-70000-stranded-after-flash-flooding-interrupts-burning-man-festival-in-nevada-desert%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2020884&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Death Investigated at Burning Man Festival \u200bAmidst Flash Flooding<\/h2>\n<p>Local authorities in the Nevada desert are investigating at least one death\u200d at \u2064the Burning Man festival\u2062 after rain and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-dead-70000-stranded-after-flash-flooding-interrupts-burning-man-festival-in-nevada-desert\/\" title=\"1 person killed, over 70,000 stranded due to flash flooding at 'Burning Man' festival in Nevada desert.\">flash flooding forced tens<\/a>\u2063 of thousands of attendees to\u2064 shelter in place and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/money-for-nothing-apple-makes-extra-6-5-billion-by-not-including-chargers-earbuds-with-iphones\/\" title=\"Money for Nothing: Apple Makes Extra .5 Billion by Not Including Chargers, Earbuds with iPhones\">conserve resources<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Although the deceased person\u2019s identity\u2064 or the cause of death has not been publicly\u200b released, authorities said family members have been notified.<\/p>\n<p>Thick, ankle-deep mud overwhelmed more than\u200d 70,000 people\u2063 attending the annual weeklong \u2062summer festival in\u2063 Black Rock \u200cCity, Nevada, \u200bas heavy rain \u200dpoured in the area for several hours, leaving festival-goers stranded.<\/p>\n<p>The Burning Man \u2064festival, known for its unique blend of self-sufficiency and radical self-expression, has\u200c been drawing up to 100,000 people to the remote area roughly \u200c100 miles away from Reno since the 1980s. The event culminates with the burning of a giant wooden effigy.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s\u200d event began on\u200d August\u200d 27 and was scheduled to end Monday. However, due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-winter-weather-heading-toward-west-coast\/\" title=\"More winter weather heading toward West Coast\">heavy rains<\/a> and flooding, the festival&#8217;s entrance gate \u2063was\u2063 closed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Pershing County Sheriff\u2019s Office officials.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Due to recent rainfall, the Bureau\u200d of Land Management and\u200c the Pershing County Sheriff&#8217;s Office officials have closed the entrance to Burning Man for the \u200bremainder\u200d of the event. Please avoid traveling to the\u2064 area; \u200byou will be turned around. All event \u2064access is closed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BY8Rv7eFLD\">pic.twitter.com\/BY8Rv7eFLD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washoe Sheriff (@WashoeSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WashoeSheriff\/status\/1698102892610400677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMore rain is expected over the next few\u2062 days and conditions are not expected to improve enough to allow vehicles to enter the playa,\u201d the \u200bBureau of Land \u2063Management \u200csaid in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgj.com\/story\/life\/arts\/burning-man\/2023\/09\/02\/burning-man-2023-rain-keeps-burners-confined-to-camps\/70749751007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> reported by the Reno Gazette Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the closure, the Burning Man \u200cProject\u200d urged attendees to stay\u2063 in place until the \u200cground becomes \u2062safe enough to travel. The organization has been providing medical\u200b supplies, buses, and other vehicles to \u2063assist those who may have started walking out of the desert.<\/p>\n<h3>Community Support and Preparedness<\/h3>\n<p>The Burning Man Project emphasized the community&#8217;s preparedness and support for\u200b one another during this challenging situation. They have implemented safety measures and are actively planning for\u2064 the Exodus, the event&#8217;s next priority.<\/p>\n<p>Fox Weather <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/burning-man-festival-nevada-death-flooding-monsoon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that flood watches\u2062 remain in effect through Sunday across the \u2064region due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-makes-huge-admission-about-open-floodgates-at-arizona-border\/\" title=\"Border Patrol admits to open floodgates at Arizona border.\">forecasted heavy rain<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local authorities in Nevada are probing a death at Burning Man festival due to rain and flash flooding. Tens of thousands were forced to seek shelter and conserve resources. The identity and cause of death remain undisclosed, but officials have informed the family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":2020885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2020884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2020884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2020885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2020884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2020884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2020884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}