43,000 Scouts from 158 countries arrived in South Korea foreseeing 12 days of learning, fellowship and fun. What they did not deal with were scarce facilities, an unbearable heatwave and an approaching typhoon that forced an evacuation. This indeed was the largest confluence of young scouts aged between 14 and 18 years. Were they aware of a heatwave in the host country?
What has hindered the impetus of the World Scouts Jamboree in South Korea’s county of Buan, in North Jeolla Province on the banks of the Yellow River? It is nothing but the painful heatwave that the young scouts could not tolerate, as reported. It was because of this very distinctive reason the global scout was body requested to reflect on alternative options for closing down the function of the event earlier than the plan.
However, the event organisers agreed to proceed with solemn assurances that they will do their maximum to tackle the issues caused by the heatwave. This hinted at acquiring a few significantly additional resources. The UK contingent of the scouts stays enormously the largest at a count of 4,500.
Thousands of UK and US Scouts attending the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea have reportedly vacated the official site erected in the southwestern county of Buan amid a bit suffocating heatwave. This has resulted in grave concerns for South Korean organisers. Undesirable hot weather seems to have shattered the spirit.
Hundreds of people have required medical treatment for heat-related ailments in the past few days. It was reported that as many as 138 people came by clinics & hospitals with heat-related illnesses, thereby bringing the total to more than 700.
Though South Korean authorities have issued the highest-level heat warning in four years, as temperatures in some parts of the country exceeded 38°C (100°F) this week. Temperatures of up to 34°C are predicted at the jamboree site at the weekend, as a news report said.