Canadian parents with children at an international scout jamboree in South Korea say despite multiple weather and climate related hiccups threatening to call down the event, they’re happy their children are getting the chance to stay abroad.
The first week of the World Scout Jamboree in Buan was marked by extreme heat, resulting in hundreds of participants being treated for heat-related ailments and thousands of British and American scouts moving offsite. The Canadian contingent elected to stay.
But on Monday, South Korean officials said they would evacuate tens of thousands of scouts ahead of a tropical storm expected to hit later this week and bring them near the nation’s capital in Seoul
