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=== 2023 === {{Main|Burning Man 2023}} The 2023 Burning Man had rains and subsequent flooding on Labor Day weekend, with a lockdown preventing vehicle movement throughout the site.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 2, 2023 |title=Burning Man festival-goers told to conserve food and water |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66697806 |access-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903113802/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66697806 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Miranda |first=Shauneen |date=September 3, 2023 |title=What we know about the flooding at Burning Man |work=Axios |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/09/03/burning-man-festival-flooding-weather |access-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903170153/https://www.axios.com/2023/09/03/burning-man-festival-flooding-weather |url-status=live}}</ref> Organizers arranged for some cellular service and shared a 2023 Wet Playa Survival Guide: "no driving is permitted until the playa surface dries up, with the exception of emergency services… Participants are encouraged to conserve food, water, and fuel, and shelter in a warm, safe space" and told attendees about Burning Man Information Radio (BMIR) 94.5 FM and Gate Information Radio Station (GARS) 95.1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Wet Playa Survival Guide |url=https://burningman.org/event/wetplaya2023/ |access-date=September 3, 2023 |website=Burning Man |language=en-US |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903170154/https://burningman.org/event/wetplaya2023/ |url-status=live}}</ref> One person died following the flooding, with thousands more stranded.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Thousands stranded at Burning Man as death under investigation |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/burning-man-2023-nevada-trapped-b2404066.html |access-date=September 3, 2023 |work=The Independent |date=September 3, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903171249/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/burning-man-2023-nevada-trapped-b2404066.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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