How the World Scout Jamboree descended into chaos in South Korea

Participants who left the camping site of the 25th World Scout Jamboree, arrive at a university in Incheon, South Korea, August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

SEOUL (Reuters) - Overflowing trash bins. Dirty toilets. Bug-infested fields.

These were some of the conditions that about 40,000 teenage scouts had to contend with in the past week at the World Scout Jamboree, sending red-faced organisers in South Korea scrambling to fix matters before a looming typhoon forced everyone to leave the ill-fated campsite.