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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Flynn

South Korea refuses to cancel World Scout Jamboree ‘disaster’ as thousands of children pulled out

ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Korea has refused to cancel the World Scout Jamboree event despite thousands of children being pulled from the event due to sickness.

The gathering, branded a “disaster” by concerned parents, has been hit by hundreds of cases of heat-related illness as the country faces a sweltering heatwave.

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