Thousands of people are stranded this weekend in the Nevada desert, in the United States, due to heavy rains, while they went to the festival Burning Man. In a series of messages on the social network X (formerly Twitter), the organizers of the event, which attracts tens of thousands of people each year, warned that access to the area is closed and asked people to conserve water and the food.
Many of the attendees are walking, according to different agencies, through the mud barefoot and with plastic bags on their feet in search of refuge.
In the midst of all this chaos, the death of one of the attendees was announced without the cause being revealed. The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said the death occurred during the event, but has provided few details while the investigation continues, including the identity of the deceased or the suspected cause of death, KNSD-TV reports.
“If you find them in Black Rock City (the name of the temporary city that is built every year during the festival), please stay where you are and stay safe,” the authorities said.
According to attendees, the sand has turned to ankle-deep mud. “There are people who have tried to cross it on bicycles and have gotten stuck,” a participant told the cadena CNN.