An overnight storm dropped nearly an inch of rain on the arid desert where Burning Man is taking place, prompting organizers to close the gates to traffic and order tens of thousands of participants to shelter in place.
An image from social media Saturday shows tents sitting on mud at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert.BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev.
—An overnight storm dropped nearly an inch of rain on the arid desert where Burning Man is taking place, covering the typically dusty playa in a thick layer of mud and prompting organizers to close the gates to traffic and order tens of thousands of participants to shelter in place.Continue reading your article with
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