Burning Man Festival in US Ends With 9-Hour Long Traffic Jam

Burning Man Festival in US Ends With 9-Hour Long Traffic Jam on Black Rock Desert road

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Most attendees got stuck in an 9-hour-long traffic jam as many tried to leave the venue together at same time.

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Nearly nearly 80,000 people attended the nine day event in Gerlach, Nevada's Black Rock Desert

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Many people even encountered gasoline shortage at gas stations along the road during exit

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Burning man is an annual nine-day festival that involves music, art and culture.

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It is organized by a non-profit organization called the Burning Man Project.

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This is the First Burning Man Festival after three years of Covid lockdown.

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Burning Man is organized in Nevada Desert, in the area called Black Rock which is nearly 200km northeast of Reno.

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Burning Man started in 1986 and usually starts at the end of summer and follows on to include the Labor Day weekend.

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An effigy known as the Burning Man is burned to symbolise the festival's conclusion.

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