Organisers of the World Scout Jamboree raced on Monday to evacuate thousands of mainly teenage participants from their South Korea campsite before a typhoon is expected to hit the area just days after a debilitating heatwave.
SEOUL, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Organisers of the World Scout Jamboree raced on Monday to evacuate thousands of mainly teenage participants from their South Korea campsite before a typhoon is expected to hit the area just days after a debilitating heatwave.
The heavy rain and winds could bring respite from the up to 34 Celsius (93.2 Fahrenheit)heat which has made hundreds of scouts ill and led some contingents to pull out of the jamboree.
South Korea’s government has informed the group that they were planning an early departure from the campsite due to the typhoon, the World Organization of the Scout Movement said.
Details would be announced later on Monday, but President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office said there were plans to put up the scouts in accommodation in the Seoul area.
South Korea has pledged to ensure the event’s safety, and have laid on water trucks, air-conditioned spaces and medics.
Various authorities and businesses have stepped in to help, including by donating water and ice cream, while the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism has opened up its temples to the scouts.
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SEOUL, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Organisers of the World Scout Jamboree raced on Monday to evacuate thousands of mainly teenage participants from their South Korea campsite before a typhoon is expected to hit the area just days after a debilitating heatwave.
The heavy rain and winds could bring respite from the up to 34 Celsius (93.2 Fahrenheit)heat which has made hundreds of scouts ill and led some contingents to pull out of the jamboree.
South Korea’s government has informed the group that they were planning an early departure from the campsite due to the typhoon, the World Organization of the Scout Movement said.
Details would be announced later on Monday, but President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office said there were plans to put up the scouts in accommodation in the Seoul area.
South Korea has pledged to ensure the event’s safety, and have laid on water trucks, air-conditioned spaces and medics.
Various authorities and businesses have stepped in to help, including by donating water and ice cream, while the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism has opened up its temples to the scouts.
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