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(1)Jamboree Underage Closes Night Hospitals Amid Heat Wave, NYT Apologizes Worldwide
(2)Input 20230806 145 PM
(3)Kim Jongchan
(4)The New York Times reported on the 5th that Jamboree closed the hospital at night from the evening, exposing tens of thousands of minors to the heat wave, and Britain, Singapore, and the United States left due to safety concerns
(5)Justin Cauthen of Colorado, whose 14-year-old son participated in Jamboree, told the NYT that his son vomited Friday night due to severe dehydration but was unable to receive treatment because the hospital was closed, and the U.S. Jamboree announced his withdrawal
(6)He said the organizers failed to meet the basic needs of the scout, such as acceptable food and space to cool off, and demanded that the Korean government apologize to the world, saying, “I and my wife only wish him home safely at this point.”
(7)Laura Pellegrini of New York City sent her two sons to Jamboree and said in a NYT interview that she was disappointed that Korea was not better prepared, saying the group and the Boy Scouts stayed at a U.S. military base on the first night due to water and electricity problems before returning to Jamboree on the 2nd
(8)The U.S. team received a bed and food at the U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek on the first day, and U.S. Chairman Paulson said on the 3rd that the Jamboree Organizing Committee asked for a day delay in arrival to better repair the campsite
(9)South Korea’s official-led organizing committee’s demand for U.S. participants to come the next day was a basic water and electricity error, the New York Times said
(10)The Korean organizing committee demanded that participating teams from other countries come to the camp site as they are, and Britain announced its withdrawal first
(11)Jacob Murray, head of global events at the World Scout Federation, said in a statement that the Singapore group is also leaving the campsite, adding that while we regret the need for an early start, the move guarantees scout safety and eases pressure on Jamboree site services and infrastructure
(12)British adventurer Bear Grylls shared a video on social media showing himself sweating in Saemangeum Jamboree on the 2nd, saying, “It’s hot. Be careful with each other.”
(13)He is a public figure invited by the Saemangeum Jamboree Organizing Committee as a symbol of the event due to the famous adventurer
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