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Scouts attending the 25th World Scout Jamboree take shelter in the shade on Aug. 4, when the mercury at the event site hit 34 degrees Celsius. [NEWS1]

Jamboree in shambles amid heat, typhoon and poor planning [REWIND 2023]

The 12-day long celebration of the World Scouting Movement in August turned into a nightmare after poor planning left the Jamboree campsite a baking, puddle-ridden field wholly unsuited for hosting 43,000 scouts and volunteers from 158 countries.

2023.12.24

Residents who suffered damages after Typhoon Khanun passed the country take part in restoration work in Byeongsu-ri, Gunwi County in Daegu Friday. [YONHAP]

Typhoon Khanun leaves over 360 facilities damaged, flooded in Korea

Typhoon Khanun left over 360 facilities damaged or flooded as it passed South Korea, according to authorities Friday. Khanun dissipated after reaching near Pyongyang at around 6 a.m. Friday.

2023.8.11

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People install flood barriers to prepare for the approaching Typhoon Khanun at a restaurant near Songdo Beach in Busan on Wednesday. More than 400 millimeters (15.7 inches) of rain is expected to fall in the inland areas of Gyeongsang.

2023.8.9

A man watches high waves from Seogwipo, Jeju Island, on Tuesday. The government raised alerts to the highest level as Typhoon Khanun is expected to make landfall on Korea’s southern coast Thursday. [NEWS1]

Korea on high alert as Typhoon Khanun approaches

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety raised the disaster warning level one notch to the highest "serious" level on Tuesday afternoon in response to Typhoon Khanun.

2023.8.8

Buses carrying scouts stream out of the World Scout Jamboree campsite in Buan County, North Jeolla, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Jamboree evacuation continues apace, but questions linger

Responsibility for hosting and arranging activities for almost 37,000 Jamboree participants has now largely shifted from the Jamboree’s organizing committee to local governments across Korea as scouts and volunteers left the campsite on Tuesday.

2023.8.8

Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang, right, inspects a power generation facility at the Seoul Power Generation site under the Korea Midland Power in Mapo District, western Seoul, Monday. [JOINT PRESS CORPORATION]

Electricity demand expected to peak this week

With Typhoon Khanun pushing warm air towards the Korean peninsula and heatwaves surging across the country, electricity demand is expected to peak this week, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Monday.

2023.8.7

British scouts sit in the shade of a pavilion inside Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Monday. The British contingent was the first to announce its departure from the World Scout Jamboree campsite in Buan County, North Jeolla. [YONHAP]

Approaching typhoon deals Jamboree campsite a final blow

All participants at the World Scout Jamboree in North Jeolla will leave the campsite starting Tuesday due to forecasts of torrential showers brought on by Typhoon Khanun, the World Organization of the Scout Movement announced Monday.

2023.8.7

Fishing boats are anchored in a port in Pohang Sunday afternoon, amid news that Typhoon Khanun shifted its projected trajectory and is forecast to hit Korea's southeastern coast over Wednesday and Thursday. [NEWS1]

Typhoon Khanun could hit Korea after trajectory shift

Typhoon Khanun, after a shift in its projected trajectory, could make landfall on Korea's southeastern coast later this week, according to the national weather agency Sunday.

2023.8.6