Attendees had earlier been asked to take shelter and conserve food, water and fuel, but some chose to leave the “playa” on foot, breaking one of the festivals commandments.
The ceremonial burning of a 23-metre effigy at Nevada’s Burning Man festival has been given the green light afterprompting some to leave on foot and others to revel in the mud.
While reports of festival goers being stranded with depleting food and water supplies, and the death of one attendee, have dominated global headlines, some revellers on site feel they have been overblown.or Woodstock 99,” said Lila Neiswanger, who is attending the festival for the second time. “We are safe, we have food and ‘dryish’ shelter. It is very moist here and forecast is for more rain over the next few days... fingers and toes crossed for some sunshine to clear things up,” she posted on Instagram.
Blue skies returning to Black Rock City after heavy rains turned the desert playground into a mud pit.The festival began in 1986 and is best known for its concluding event, in which a giant, humanesque sculpture is set alight. The effigy this year is said to weigh more than 1 tonne.
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