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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Diplo and Chris Rock rescued from disastrous Burning Man festival by fan
Caption: Thunderstorms left thousands of festival attendees stranded in Nevada's Black Rock Desert on Saturday. Although the site of the event is usually dry and dusty due to its desert location, heavy rain has engulfed it in mud closing roads in and out. Revellers have been told to take shelter in place and conserve their food until flash flood warnings are lifted. Despite being stranded at the festival, Diplo was determined to make it to Washington D.C. for a gig, and he and Rock got some help from a fan with a vehicle capable of getting through the mud. The 44-year-old DJ captioned an Instagram video showing their escape from the ill-fated event "A fan offered Chris Rock and I a ride out of Burning Man in the back of a pickup. I legit walked the side of the road for hours with my thumb out cuz I have a show in dc tonight and didnt want to let yall down." "Shoutout to this guy for making the smart purchase of a truck not knowing it was for this exact moment." Diplo stated that he and Rock then hitched a ride with "hippies with a van in the next town" who drove them two hours to the nearest airport. Later on Saturday evening, the star filmed himself in a bathtub after he finished the gig. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Diplo,Chris Rock,Disastrous,Burning Man Festival,Fan,Thunderstorms,Festival,Attendees,Nevada,Black Rock Desert,Vehicle,Help
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