Burning Man Attendees Approved To Leave After Flooding Stranded Them

Though getting stranded was stressful, many attendees said the weather issues brought the camp communities closer together as people shared food and resources as well as shelter when needed.

We now have an update on the events that occurred at the Burning Man festival over the weekend.

On Monday, thousands of attendees were approved to finally exit the festival grounds after an intense rain flooded camp sites and filled them with ankle deep mud leaving over 70 thousand festival goers stranded as they waited for the Nevada Desert City to dry out.

Monday afternoon, organizers officially revealed that the driving ban that had been placed was lifted and attendees could safely leave Black Rock City.

The area is still muddy and parts are still difficult to navigate and they urged many to wait to depart Tuesday to avoid massive congestion as people started their travels. The wait time to leave the city Monday night was nearly seven hours.

Though getting stranded was stressful, many attendees said the weather issues brought the camp communities closer together as people shared food and resources as well as shelter when needed.