Typhoon Khanun: S.Korea begins evacuating thousands of Scouts as storm nears the country's coast

Typhoon Khanun: S.Korea begins evacuating thousands of Scouts as storm nears the country's coast

South Korean authorities have embarked on a massive operation to relocate nearly 40,000 teenage scouts from around the world, after they were forced to change venues for a 12-day gathering that had become plagued with problems. The World Scout Jamboree, held on a giant makeshift campsite on the country’s west coast, was supposed to feature outdoor activities, cultural performances, sustainability workshops and other offerings for the participants, mostly middle and high schoolers.

But complaints about conditions in the camp, as well as an approaching typhoon and extreme heat – the latter of which sickened hundreds of teens – put a dampener on festivities and scouts are now leaving the main venue almost a week ahead of schedule.South Korea has issued heat wave warnings across most of the country since late July, with temperatures expected to rise to 37 degrees Celsius in some regions.

The World Organization of the Scout Movement had announced this “emergency evacuation plan” on Monday, citing the incoming Typhoon Khanun.

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