**Burning Man festival-goer shows grim conditions after flooding chaos**
More chaos has unfolded at the Burning Man festival as revellers clashed during the exodus from the Nevada desert.
Attendees finally began leaving the city at Black Rock City on Monday afternoon after severe flooding and muddy conditions left thousands stranded over the weekend.
During the mass exodus, Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said that attendees “lashed out” at each other as they faced an eight-hour wait to leave.
“As usually happens in what Burners refer to as the ‘default world’ people allow their emotions to override their reasonableness and they are lashing out at each other as they leave the playa and attempt to make it to their next destination,” he told the San Francisco Time.news.
The man who died during the festival was also identified as 32-year-old Leon Reece. His death is currently under investigation but is said to not be weather-related.
Meanwhile, officials continue to field conspiracies including a debunked theory that the festival was hit with an Ebola outbreak.
The annual burning of the man went ahead on Monday evening, after being delayed by the weather.
**Key points**
– Oliver Anthony, the country artist behind the viral hit “Rich Men North of Richmond”, is apparently among those stranded at Burning Man festival in Nevada.
– As of Tuesday morning Pacific Time, traffic out of the Black Rock Desert, where Burning Man attendees are leaving the nine-day festival, traffic is moving “smoothly”
– A local sheriff in Nevada has been forced to bat away wild conspiracy theories that continue to spread online about Burning Man.
– Burning Man attendees leave site after flooded festival finishes
– After a long weekend of unfortunate events and extreme weather – where a huge amount of rainfall turned the dry desert floor into a mud pit – tensions boiled over among some festivalgoers on Monday.
– After intense rains left most of Burning Man flooded and wet, the grounds are expected to dry up on Tuesday.
– In a statement provided to The Independent, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed there are no reports of Ebola at Burning Man.
– Organisers within the Burning Man festival said that the wait time for attendees to leave was about five hours long on Tuesday.
The bleak conditions faced by Burning Man festival-goers have been revealed in a recent set of images, showing the aftermath of severe flooding. Attendees of the notoriously wild event found themselves stranded in the Nevada desert due to the heavy rain and resulting muddy conditions.
After enduring a weekend of chaos and unpredictable weather, tensions reached a breaking point as festival-goers clashed with each other during the exodus from Black Rock City. Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen described the situation, stating that people “allow their emotions to override their reasonableness.” He went on to explain that attendees were lashing out at each other while facing an eight-hour wait to leave.
Tragically, the festival was marred by the death of 32-year-old Leon Reece, although authorities have stated that his death was not weather-related and is currently under investigation.
While dealing with the aftermath of the flooding and the emotional toll it took on attendees, officials also had to address false conspiracy theories that began circulating, including a debunked claim of an Ebola outbreak at the festival.
Despite the challenges faced, the annual burning of the man still took place on Monday evening, albeit delayed by the adverse weather conditions.
Among those caught in the aftermath of the flooding chaos was country artist Oliver Anthony, known for his viral hit “Rich Men North of Richmond.” Reports suggest that he was among those stranded at the festival.
Fortunately, the situation seems to be improving, with traffic finally moving smoothly out of the Black Rock Desert as attendees make their way home. The National Weather Service has also forecasted sunny weather, allowing the grounds to dry up and providing favorable conditions for the festival-goers to leave.
Authorities, including the Center for Disease Control (CDC), have strongly denied any reports of Ebola or other diseases at the festival. Sheriff Jerry Allen has been forced to address these wild conspiracy theories, assuring the public that there is no validity to such claims.
As the festival wraps up and attendees begin their exodus from the washout event, it is hoped that the spirit of Burning Man can still prevail, reminding everyone of the resilience and camaraderie that the festival is known for.