Organizers 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.
which has made hundreds of scouts illSouth 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.
Local organizers were also asking universities if they had space in their dorms for the participants. Organizers have come in for criticism from parents and the public for failing to anticipate the heat. Kim Kwan-young, governor of North Jeolla province, apologized on Sunday for not being well prepared.The Australian contingent became the latest troop to leave the campsite, citing the typhoon risk, Australian broadcaster ABC reported.
Singaporean scouts have also moved into accommodation elsewhere but were taking part in on-site activities, the organizers said.
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