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70,000 people are being told to shelter in place at Burning Man. A deluge left the site a muddy mess. No food or supplies have been able to come into the site. The porta potties cannot be emptied. This sounds like a nightmare.

I am understanding the attendees are camping at the site, so maybe they have some necessities. I could not understand how the situation could get worse, but some attendees are getting ill.

[SilleeMee]

I don't know what 'Burning man' is all about but I looked at some pictures on the internet and it looks insane.

[On It]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

I don't know what 'Burning man' is all about but I looked at some pictures on the internet and it looks insane.

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I have no idea either. I think it is in Nevada. Las Vegas is flooding, too.

[ValuSkr]

It sounds pretty bad.  It's located on a playa 2 - 3 hours north of Reno.  Normally, Burning Man is a fun experience in the desert for well-to-do people, tech executives, and a mish-mash of personalities.  It lasts one or two weeks, I'm not sure.

[Desertdi]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

I don't know what 'Burning man' is all about but I looked at some pictures on the internet and it looks insane.

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@SilleeMee     I understand it is a bunch of naked old "hippies", free love, and a lot of smoke.

[Kachina624]

When you have such unsanitary conditions, all sorts of nasty diseases can raise their ugly heads including  cholera.  You'd think they could send supplies in by helicopter but I don't know that would be feasible for 70,000 people.

Is this our "Disaster of the Week"?

[Mindy D]

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@On It wrote:

70,000 people are being told to shelter in place at Burning Man. A deluge left the site a muddy mess. No food or supplies have been able to come into the site. The porta potties cannot be emptied. This sounds like a nightmare.

I am understanding the attendees are camping at the site, so maybe they have some necessities. I could not understand how the situation could get worse, but some attendees are getting ill.

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Sounds like another Woodstock.

[LTT1]

Sounds like a real mess!

If there are "naked old hippies" it's a good thing there's smoke.

[lgfan]

I am surprised that the event wasn't canceled.

[Desertdi]

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@LTT1 wrote:

Sounds like a real mess!

If there are "naked old hippies" it's a good thing there's smoke.

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@LTT1     My friend's son and daughter in law attend.   They are highly educated professionals (with advanced degrees)   from an average middle class family.     I guess the "event" has some kind of magnetism.....