Dub Kitty and Ben Joos, of Idaho and Nevada, walk through the mud at Burning Man after a night of dancing with friends in Black Rock City, in the Nevada desert, after a rainstorm turned the site into mud September 2, 2023. Trevor Hughes/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada (Reuters) -Thousands of Burning Man attendees partied hard on Sunday despite downpours that turned the Nevada desert where the annual arts and music festival takes place into a sea of sticky mud and led officials to order the multitudes to shelter in place.
One person had died at the event in the Black Rock Desert, authorities said on Sunday, providing few details. An investigation is underway.
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