The 25th World Scout Jamboree brought together about 43,000 participants to a campsite in South Korea's North Jeolla province.
on Tuesday ahead of a typhoon, as the scout chief said the challenges were unprecedented in a century of global jamborees.
He said the massive event, which brought together about 43,000 scouts to a campsite in South Korea's North Jeolla province, had been"very unlucky with the unprecedented heatwave and now the typhoon".had"significantly impacted the planning and delivery of the 25th World Scout Jamboree" he said, adding that despite the challenges, scouts had shown"true resilience, determination and leadership in the face of adversity".
Interior minister Lee Sang-min said the government would ensure participants could be"safe and comfortable" at their new lodgings, vowing that the jamboree program would continue."I hope that the Korean people will also warmly welcome the Jamboree participants who travelled a long way to arrive at their accommodation," he added.
"The worst thing about all of this is ... it was for the kids. I'm 62 years old but this was all for the kids. Now they all go home disappointed. It should have been such a nice experience," he told AFP, wiping away tears. The leader of the Singapore contingent told CNA on Monday that they are set to move to Seoul on Wednesday and fly back to Singapore on Saturday as planned.Korean media have called the jamboree"a national disgrace" saying that authorities had six years to prepare but even so the site had poor drainage, rudimentary showers and toilets, and participants were afflicted by gruesome bug bites.
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