Burning Man 2023 descends into chaos after rains leave 73,000 campers stranded TikTok: angiepeacockmsw \/ TikTok: shoddylynnRainfall at Burning Man 2023 has turned the playa into mud, leaving festival-goers stranded with organizers warning to conserve food and water. Black Rock Desert\u2019s annual temporary city has been shut down after predicted rainfall saw Burning Man 2023 transformed into a \u201cclay pot.\u201d Organizers warned that \u201cno driving is permitted until the playa surface dries up,\u201d with tens of thousands of people \u201cencouraged to conserve food, water, and fuel, and shelter in a warm, safe space.\u201d Currently, concert-goers are facing limited resources, alkaline mud, and unreliable phone service while they await some much-needed sunshine. Banding together in a showcase of the festival\u2019s spirit, occasional videos shared on TikTok have offered insight into what life on the playa looks like. With the festival supposed to run from August 27 to September 4, supplies are beginning to run out. A lot of the festival\u2019s events have also been called off due to the weather \u2014 including the iconic burning of the man \u2014 and portable toilets are out of use. Another concern is that the dust-turned-mud is alkaline and can cause chemical burns. \u201cPlaya foot,\u201d though not serious, is uncomfortable and is caused by exposure to the desert floor. With the ground now sodden and many attempting to traverse the plains barefoot, worries are that cases of playa foot may be about to spike. Nonetheless, campers have been helping one another, and one attendee told BBC that \u201cthe party\u2019s still going, it\u2019s business as usual.\u201d Showers and thunderstorms have been predicted over the weekend and it is unknown for how long Burning Man will remain stuck in limbo. There have been rumors of the National Guard getting involved, though these have not been confirmed. Check out all the latest entertainment news on our page here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Burning Man 2023 descends into chaos after rains leave 73,000 campers stranded TikTok: angiepeacockmsw \/ TikTok: shoddylynnRainfall at Burning Man 2023 has turned the playa into mud, leaving festival-goers stranded with organizers warning to conserve food and water. Black Rock Desert\u2019s annual temporary city has been shut down after predicted rainfall saw Burning Man 2023 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45477\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}