11 photos and videos that sum up the disaster that is Burning Man 2023

Kai Xiang TeoSep 4, 2023, 14:23 IST

The scene at Burning Man this year included a lot of mud.JULIE JAMMOT/AFP via Getty Images

Torrential rainfall over the weekend left festival-goers stranded at Burning Man.
Many "burners" uploaded pictures and videos showing themselves trudging through the waterlogged festival grounds.

Thousands of people were left stranded in the waterlogged festival grounds of Burning Man after torrential rain over the weekend.

Tents between puddles and mud on the grounds of the Burning Man festival, with tens of thousands of visitors stranded on the site after heavy rainfall this weekend.JULIE JAMMOT/AFP via Getty Images

Even before the downpour, festival goers faced protests from climate activists.

The downpour turned the annual Burning Man festival site into a mud pit.

Burning Man attendees had to deal with a mud-covered and waterlogged campsite.JULIE JAMMOT/AFP via Getty Images

"Is the hurricane coming," one TikTok user asked as they sheltered from the rain.

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The authorities closed off the entry to Black Rock City on Saturday.

A Burning Man festival-goer seen trudging through mud.Trevor Hughes/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS

Many festival goers were left stranded as organizers said the roads remained too wet to leave by vehicle.

Festival goers trudging through the mud pit created by the rain storm.Trevor Hughes/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS

Despite jokes referencing a potential Hunger Games-like situation, one user said she was busy doing life activities.

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One X user felt the experience appeared more difficult than it was — but it still wasn't easy.

Political activist Grover Norquist joked that "discussions of whether eating vegans counted as keeping vegetarian were strictly hypothetical."

Diplo managed to hitch a ride out of the festival on Saturday with Chris Rock and a fan.

Not everyone enjoyed their journey out of Burning Man 2023, with law professor Neal Katyal calling it an "incredibly harrowing" hike.

However, the rain didn't entirely quench all partygoers' spirits.

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Photos show people stranded at Burning Man after a rainstorm turned the desert into a mud pit

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11 photos and videos that sum up the disaster that is Burning Man 2023

Thousands of people were left stranded in the waterlogged festival grounds of Burning Man after torrential rain over the weekend.

Even before the downpour, festival goers faced protests from climate activists.

The downpour turned the annual Burning Man festival site into a mud pit.

"Is the hurricane coming," one TikTok user asked as they sheltered from the rain.

The authorities closed off the entry to Black Rock City on Saturday.

Many festival goers were left stranded as organizers said the roads remained too wet to leave by vehicle.

Despite jokes referencing a potential Hunger Games-like situation, one user said she was busy doing life activities.

One X user felt the experience appeared more difficult than it was — but it still wasn't easy.

Political activist Grover Norquist joked that "discussions of whether eating vegans counted as keeping vegetarian were strictly hypothetical."

Diplo managed to hitch a ride out of the festival on Saturday with Chris Rock and a fan.

Not everyone enjoyed their journey out of Burning Man 2023, with law professor Neal Katyal calling it an "incredibly harrowing" hike.

However, the rain didn't entirely quench all partygoers' spirits.