Members of the American, British and Singaporean contingents attending the World Scout Jamboree in Buan, South Korea, are preparing to pack up their tents and move out, as a heat wave caused hundreds of injuries.
The World Organization of the Scout Movement expressed concerns about heat risks and said it had advised South Korea to cut the event short. But the host “decided to go ahead with the event,” pledging to “do everything possible” to address the heat wave, the organization“We continue to call on the host and the Korean government to honor their commitments to mobilize additional financial and human resources and to make the health and safety of the participants their top priority,” it said.
South Korean government officials told reporters Saturday that the jamboree would continue as planned, but that they respected each delegation’s decision to pack up. The jamboree’s South Korean organizers and government have faced mounting criticism for the heat-related injuries, squalid conditions at the event and accusations of poor planning.have mentioned a lack of shower facilities for male participants
and venues “full of bugs and ticks.” The Washington Post could not immediately substantiate those claims. The South Korean newspaper Chosun IlboIn response, event organizers havethey have boosted the number of on-site sanitary workers and doctors, and the government has deployed the military to assist event organizers. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration said it would provide more than $7 million in additional financial support for the event.
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