Worst event ever 👎

"The event, which attracted 43,000 scouts from 158 countries, has been plagued by problems since it started on Tuesday, including a #HeatWave that resulted in hundreds of participants being treated for heat-related ailments, and reports of #PoorSanitation, waterlogged conditions caused by heavy rain, as well as #RottenFood and swarms of #mosquitoes and #flies."

#SouthKorea to evacuate #ScoutJamboree as typhoon looms | #Fiascos | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/07/world-scout-jamboree-to-end-early-as-typhoon-khanun-looms-in-wake-of-heatwave

When people start using statistics to justify a near-disaster, you know that someone majorly fucked up.
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“Despite the heat and the difficulties and the challenges that they are facing, only 8% reported that they were very unsatisfied with the experience so far,” Jacob Murray, the director for World Events at the Scouts, told reporters.

#SouthKorea scrambles to ensure safety of #ScoutJamboree in #HeatWave
https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-scrambles-ensure-safety-scout-jamboree-heatwave-august-2023/

RT @Foditsch@twitter.com

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