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Burning Man closed on opening day by rain | Burning Man closed on opening day by rain |
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Burning Man, the annual counterculture event in the desert of northern Nevada, has been closed on opening day amid rare heavy rains. | Burning Man, the annual counterculture event in the desert of northern Nevada, has been closed on opening day amid rare heavy rains. |
Organisers said the gate to the temporary desert city would be closed until at least midday on Tuesday as the Black Rock desert playa turned to mud. | Organisers said the gate to the temporary desert city would be closed until at least midday on Tuesday as the Black Rock desert playa turned to mud. |
Police were turning people around at the entrance to avoid stuck vehicles. | Police were turning people around at the entrance to avoid stuck vehicles. |
Many of the would-be attendees began setting up camp at nearby Pyramid Lake, local media reported. | Many of the would-be attendees began setting up camp at nearby Pyramid Lake, local media reported. |
Hundreds of people gathered outside a shop on Monday to buy camping permits, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported. | Hundreds of people gathered outside a shop on Monday to buy camping permits, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported. |
"We're going to make the best of the situation," Charlie Lucas, of Portland, Oregon, told the newspaper. | "We're going to make the best of the situation," Charlie Lucas, of Portland, Oregon, told the newspaper. |
Last year, a record 68,000 people attended the event, which ends with the burning of a four-storey effigy. | Last year, a record 68,000 people attended the event, which ends with the burning of a four-storey effigy. |