Thousands of Burning Man attendees readied to make their "exodus" on Monday as the counter-culture arts festival in the Nevada desert ends in a sea of drying mud instead of a party around its flaming effigy namesake, Reuters reported. Rain over the weekend turned the once hard-packed ground to pudding. One person died at the event in the Black Rock Desert, authorities said on Sunday, providing few details.
In Photos: Nevada Burning Man Festival Exodus
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This handout provided courtesy of Instagram user djsharam, Sept. 3, 2023 shows bicycles sitting amongst flooding on a desert plain after heavy rains on Sept. 2, 2023, in Nevada's Black Rock desert.
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The Man structure, which is normally burned on Saturday night, looms over the Burning Man encampment after a severe rainstorm left tens of thousands of revelers stranded in mud in the Nevada desert, Sept. 3, 2023. (USA Today Network)
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Attendees walk through a muddy desert plain, Sept. 2, 2023, after heavy rains in Nevada's Black Rock desert. All events at the counterculture festival, which drew some 70,000 people, were canceled after rain tore down structures for dance parties, art installations and other eclectic entertainment.
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A couple walks through the mud at Burning Man after a night of dancing with friends in Black Rock City, in the Nevada desert, after a rainstorm turned the site into mud, Sept. 2, 2023. (USA Today Network)