Satellite images from just a few days ago show the festival area in the desert as an orderly area built around a circle. But after torrential rain, the desert festival is muddy. So muddy that only emergency vehicles are allowed to drive there. DRY: Festival area before the rain came Photo: AFP 70,000 participants were admitted before the rain came. Now many of them are stranded there, and are being asked to seek shelter. They are also asked to conserve food and water. WET: People use plastic bags on their legs when moving around the festival area. Photo: Reuters The area is closed until Monday, when the festival should be over, according to NBCNews. Several celebrities are affected One of them who was at the festival was comedian Chris Rock, writes VG. MUD STICK: Chris Rock was in the mud. Photo: AP He has published a video on his Instagram account showing deep tracks in light beige mud. He was stuck in the mud, but must have walked for eight kilometers before some fans helped him and DJ Diplo out with a car, writes Entertainment Tonight. The gate and airport on site are also closed. No better weather expected Heavy rains hit Nevada on Friday, and there is a risk of flooding in both eastern and central areas of the state, according to the National Weather Service. More rain is expected over the next few days, and conditions are not expected to improve sufficiently for vehicles to enter the desert basin, according to the authorities. The festival has been organized since the 80s, and the highlight is usually the burning of a 12-metre high effigy. BURNING: Burning Man from 2002 Photo: AP It is a festival that has a wide range of cultural expressions. One of them can be seen in Oslo, namely the luminous tree on Tjuvholmen that Stein Erik Hagen bought after attending the festival in 2017. OSLO TREE: Luminous tree from the Burning Man festival in 2017. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix
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