South Korea is plowing ahead with the World Scout Jamboree, rejecting a call by the world scouting body to cut the event short as a punishing heat wave caused thousands of British and U.S. scouts to begin leaving the coastal campsite Saturday.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol promised an "unlimited supply" of air-conditioned buses and refrigerator trucks to provide chilled water.
Han insisted organizers made "significant improvements" to address the extreme heat and said the decision to continue was supported by representatives of national scout contingents who met Saturday. The U.K. Scout Association announced it was pulling out more than 4,000 British scouts and moving them to hotels. Hundreds of U.S. scouts also were expected to depart the site over the weekend and relocate to a U.S. military base near the capital, Seoul. An email from the U.S. contingent said leaving was necessary because of the extreme weather and resulting conditions.
"They are doing just fine and having a lot of fun. They are very upset about the news," Wong said of his sons, ages 14 and 16.
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