After heatwave, looming typhoon forces scouts to evacuate South Korea campsite

FILE PHOTO: A British participant who left a camping site of the 25th World Scout Jamboree arrives at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, August 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/file photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of youngsters will be evacuated from the campsite of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea to get them out of the path of a looming typhoon, organisers said on Monday, days after hundreds fell ill amid soaring temperatures.

The storm on top of the country's worst heatwave in years has piled pressure on organisers who have faced mounting complaints from parents and the withdrawal of the U.S. and British contingents.