goatM to worldnewsEnglish · 1 year ago

Burning Man revelers stranded in Nevada desert by rain and mud

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Burning Man revelers stranded in Nevada desert by rain and mud

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goatM to worldnewsEnglish · 1 year ago

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Tens of thousands of revelers attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert have been asked to shelter in place and conserve food and water on Saturday after a rainstorm turned the site into mud.

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  Alkaline mud is burning my skin man.

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