Site has been plagued by issues including heatwave that left hundreds ill last week
All participants at this year’s World Scout Jamboree in South Korea are to leave the event’s campsite before the scheduled end date of 12 August due to an incoming typhoon that is expected to make landfall over the Korean peninsula in the coming days.
In a statement on Monday afternoon, the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) said it had received confirmation from the South Korean government that, due to the expected impact of Typhoon Khanun, an early departure will be planned for all participants at the global youth event in the south-western county of Buan.
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