- Elon Musk’s brother, Kimbal Musk, and Google cofounder Sergey Brin have been spotted at Burning Man.
- Two of the biggest tech camps have been severely flooded, attendees told WSJ.
- Another tech founder said they abandoned their luggage and waded through ankle-deep mud.
Elon Musk’s brother, Kimbal Musk, and Google cofounder Sergey Brin have been spotted at Burning Man as attendees continue to battle chaotic conditions.
A private airspace often used by tech execs and entrepreneurs to fly in and out of Burning Man was also shut down over the weekend because of the poor weather, attendees told The Wall Street Journal. Two of the biggest tech camps, Mirage Garage and Robot Heart, have been severely flooded, sources on the ground told the news outlet.
Tens of thousands of festivalgoers have been stranded in the desert after a heavy rainfall turned the Black Rock Desert into a swampy mud pit. Attendees were advised to shelter in place and conserve resources after heavy rainstorms closed roads in and out of Black Rock City, the popup town where Burning Man is held.
Attendees also told the Journal they had seen other tech figures, including bitcoin entrepreneur Brock Pierce, at the disastrous festival. Another tech founder said she had to ditch her luggage and wade through ankle-deep mud.
The Nevada event has been a favorite of business elites and was previously attended by major tech players, including Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
The festival encourages anonymity and privacy. Nicknames and costumes often make it difficult to identify high-profile festivalgoers. Google cofounders Brin and Larry Page have reportedly attended the event repeatedly over the years. The pair even took former CEO Eric Schmidt to the arts festival more than two decades ago to see if he had what it took to become CEO.
Representatives for Musk and Brin did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment, made outside normal working hours.
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