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

This year's Burning Man festival — taking place in Black Rock City, Nevada, from August 27 to September 4 — has faced harsh torrential rain from Tropical Storm Hilary that turned the festival grounds in the Nevada desert into a muddy campsite.

The 9-day festival is usually frequented by tech bros and celebrities, and typically draws 70,000 "burners" — as festival-goers are known at the event.

Tickets this year were being sold secondhand at $250 — or $400 below the asking price — because of attendees' fears about weather conditions, according to the San Francisco Standard.

Here are 11 photos and videos that show everything that went wrong at Burning Man 2023 so far.

On Friday, festival organizers told attendees to shelter in place, and to "conserve your food, water, and fuel." Organizers also told attendees to "look out for your neighbors" and "introduce yourself."

The the Bureau of Land Management said that more Burning Man attendees would not be allowed entry for the remainder of the event due to weather conditions.

"Pro tip: If you have to walk around, cover your shoes with a pair of socks — it will help prevent the playa mud from sticking to your shoes," the organizers wrote as part of their Wet Playa Survival Guide.

As of Sunday morning, the festival organizers said roads remained too wet for the festival's usual closing Exodus — the mass departure of festival goers — with only some vehicles capable of making the journey.

"But we are seeing most other types of vehicles that try to depart getting stuck in the wet mud which hampers everyone's Exodus," the organizers said.

Mobile cell service trailers and buses are being deployed for the thousands stranded at Burning Man, the festival's organizers told Insider in a statement on Sunday.

The Pershing County Sheriff also released a statement on Sunday, saying it was investigating a death that occurred "during this rain event."