Burning Man festival-goers trapped in desert as rain turns site to mud

Tens of thousands of burners' urged to conserve food and water as rain and flash floods sweep Nevada

Tens of thousands of burners" at the Burning Man festival have been told to stay in the camps, conserve food and water and are being blocked from leaving Nevada's Black Rock desert after a slow-moving rainstorm turned the event into a mud bath.

Organizers responding to the unusual weather indicated the closures could endure, as local reports described the conditions at the festival as treacherous" with thick, slimy mud that clung to shoes and anything else it touched".