Overflowing trash bins. Dirty toilets. Bug-infested fields.
the group decided to withdraw its contingent - the event's biggest - because toilets weren't being cleaned, rubbish was building up, and scouts weren't getting enough food.Participants who left the camping site of the 25th World Scout Jamboree, arrive at a university in Incheon, South Korea, August 8, 2023.
The organisers say they boosted the number of cleaning staff from 70 to 540. Because of the camp's "poor condition", the province mobilized 520 public servants to help clean showers and toilets, a provincial official with direct knowledge of the matter said. The official declined to be named as he was not authorised to speak to the media.
The host Expo country will be chosen in November, and some South Koreans worry that the incident could tarnish their country's reputation ahead of this selection process. "South Korea has been known as a developed country so who would have thought that this country can't fix issues like bugs or toilets?" said Hong Ki Yong, a business professor at the University of Incheon.
An official at the Saemangeum development agency, declining to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue, told Reuters that too many people were involved in preparing for the event, which probably led to "immature management" of key aspects such as sanitation and delayed fixing problems.Reporting by Ju-min Park and Josh Smith; Writing by Josh Smith; Editing by Miral Fahmy
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