Heat wave in South Korea, hundreds of illnesses at the scout meeting

It is marked by scorching weather the Jamboree 2023, the world gathering of scouts which takes place in South Korea. The heat is giving no respite to the more than 43,000 young people who have come to the Asian country to take part in the demonstration: hundreds have fallen ill and they needed assistance precisely because of the high temperatures

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The location of the event, which takes place every four years, this year is at Saemangeumtwo hundred kilometers south of Seoul, also affected by the heat wave (In the photo an image of the South Korean capital)

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They participate in the event 43 thousand boys from 153 countries around the world. Most are teenagers between 14 and 18 years old. There are also 1,200 members of the Italian delegation

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In the first days of the event, the 38 degrees and according to forecasts, temperatures will not drop below 35 degrees even in the following days. A heat that hasn’t occurred so strongly in the country for four years

Due to the heat wave there were 207 i Boys That they felt bad while the following day another 400 scouts showed up at the medical tents with typical symptoms of heatstroke, i.e. headache, tiredness and dizziness

To avoid new illnesses and not to jeopardize the success of the event, the government authorities have ordered a series of measures. The president of South Korea himself Yoon Suk Yeol intervened personally, to guarantee support to the participants (in the photo the president during the presentation of the event)

The place has also arrived Minister of Health Cho Kyoo-hong (in the picture) to implement security measures.

Among the measures taken are 130 coaches with air conditioningdozens of tankers with waterfall cold drinking water, soldiers employed in setting up new tents to guarantee more shade and the arrival of 23 doctors and 14 nurses more than expected (Pictured is Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s press conference on security measures)

Also, some events have been cancelled. The planned interventions have led to additional costs equal to almost 5 million euros, as Kim Hyun-sook explained (in the picture), Minister of Family and Gender Equality, at the press conference

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