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It was supposed to be a big party in the desert. But then it started raining. And raining. And raining.

Last weekend, extremeVery great, or beyond what is expected. rain fell in the NevadaA state in the USA. Las Vegas is in Nevada. desert. The Burning Man festival, which takes place there every year, turned into a "sea of mud".

More than 70,000 people were stuck at the festival. Their cars could not drive through the mud. They could not shower, wash dishes or even use the toilets. And they had to rationUsing up the things you have slowly. When you only have a small supply of something, you ration it to make it last for longer. their food and water.

The festival started in 1986. At first it was a meeting of artists and campaignersPeople who call for change. Activists. who wanted to work together and rely on each other, without harming the Earth.

But some say the festival has changed. Now most of the people who go to the festival are very rich - the people who are most likely to polluteTo make the earth, air or water dirty or harmful to life. the planet.

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So, when the news spread that Burning Man had turned into a bogAn area of wet, muddy ground. , many people online did not feel sorry for the people stuck there. Instead, they laughed.

There is a German word for laughing at other people's bad luck: schadenfreude. Many people feel it sometimes.

But some say those who are laughing are missing the point. The people at Burning Man did not turn on each other, become selfishWhen you only think about yourself. or angry. Instead, they worked together and shared food and water - perhaps just what the festival's founders would have wanted.

Yes! On social media, people joked that the festival-goers would turn on each other. But instead they helped each other.

No! Gloating is normal sometimes. It is easy to see why people online found the idea of a big party turning into a giant bog funny.