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Hundreds of trucks, RVs and other vehicles are finally leaving the Burning Man festival grounds after heavy rains trapped 72,000 people.
By the time the cars started making their way out yesterday… it was taking vehicles roughly “7 hours and climbing” to leave the site…
The travel time is not out completely of the ordinary as the festival notes it can take anywhere from 6 to 9 hours during peak hours to leave anyway but it was the being trapped feeling that everyone was freaking out about.
We all saw the footage of Diplo and Chris Rock walking 6 miles in the mud only to finally hitchhike!
Roads leading in and out of Black Rock City were closed starting Friday night, and event organizers imposed shelter-in-place orders the following day.
Attendees were told to conserve food, water and fuel after the flood made it virtually impossible for vehicles to drive on the surface.
The burning of the man was rescheduled from Sunday night to Monday because of the poor weather apparently!
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