South Korea evacuates thousands from World Scout Jamboree as typhoon nears

Buses have started to move thousands of scouts attending the World Scout Jamboree from their campsite on South Korea’s coast to inland locations ahead of a tropical storm which is forecast to bring intense rains and strong winds to the peninsula within days.

More than 1,000 vehicles began to move the estimated 36,000 scouts – mostly teenagers – and adult volunteers on Tuesday from the scouting jamboree – known as the world’s largest youth camp – that opened last week in Buan, a county on South Korea’s southwestern coast, and is being attended by participants from 156 countries.