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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Flynn

British Scouts pulled from South Korea jamboree as hundreds struck down by extreme heatwave

Reuters

British children attending the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea have been pulled from the gathering after hundreds of young people were treated for heat-related illnesses during scorching weather.

Temperatures have soared to 35C at the campsite near the southwestern town of Buan this week, where more than 40,000 scouts from around the world have gathered. So far, more than 600 people have been treated for heat-related illnesses.

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