Media outlets in South Korea have labelled its hosting of the World Scout Jamboree a “national disgrace”, a “survival game”, and a “worst nightmare”. Although there have been many accounts of positive experiences at the World Scout Jamboree in the south-western county of Buan, the event was plagued with problems. Organisers scrambled for ways to keep the thousands of scouts at the jamboree cool, which included a misted walkway. South Korea has experienced a number of safety disasters in recent years. South Korea will undoubtedly give the Scouts a spectacular sendoff at Seoul’s World Cup Stadium on Friday, with a closing ceremony that will double as a star-studded K-pop extravaganza.

Source: The Guardian August 10, 2023 15:29 UTC