US and UK scouts pull out of world jamboree campsite due to extreme heat
by Raphael Rashid in Buan from World news | The Guardian on (#6DJ0Q)
Thousands of scouts to be removed from site after hundreds of heat-related illnesses at event in South Korea
Thousands of UK and US scouts attending the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea are being removed from the official campsite in the south-western county of Buan amid a suffocating heatwave.
The event, which started this week, has drawn 43,000 young scouts from 158 countries, with the UK contingent the largest at 4,500.
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