Jamboree minors closed the night hospital due to heat wave, American father ‘apologize to the world’
The New York Times reported on the 5th that the Jamboree exposed tens of thousands of minors to the heatwave and closed the hospital from evening to night, leaving the UK, Singapore and the US due to safety concerns.
The Korean government initially advertised economic profits of 10 trillion won for 12 days at the campground for minors, held a Jamboree bid, and foreshadowed an accident in the bureaucratic arbitrariness structure.
Justin Cauthen of Colorado, USA, whose 14-year-old son participated in the Jamboree, told the NYT that his son vomited from severe dehydration on Friday night, but could not receive treatment because the hospital was closed. did.
"The organizers of the event failed to meet the Scout's basic needs, such as acceptable food and a place to cool off," he said. "My wife and I can only hope that he returns home safely at this point. I hope you do," he demanded.
New York City's Laura Pellegrini sent her two sons to the Jamboree, and told the NYT interview, "The group of boys along with the Boy Scouts of America had to return to the Jamboree on the 2nd before returning to the Jamboree on the 2nd. "It's disappointing that South Korea wasn't better prepared," he said.
On the first day, the US participating team was provided with accommodation and food at the US military base in Pyeongtaek, and on the 3rd, Chairman Paulson of the US said, "The Jamboree Organizing Committee requested that we delay our arrival for one day to better maintain the campground."
The NYT revealed that the Korean bureaucratic organizing committee's request to the US participating team to "come the next day" was an error in the basic facilities, "water and electricity."
The Korean Organizing Committee demanded that teams from countries other than the United States come to the campsite as they were, and Britain announced its withdrawal first.
“The Singapore group is also leaving the campsite,” said Jacob Murray, World Events Director, World Scout Federation. and relieve pressure on infrastructure,” it said in a statement.
British adventurer Bear Grylls shared a video on social media showing himself sweating at the Saemangeum Jamboree on the 2nd, saying "It's hot" and "Be careful with each other, please."
Due to his reputation as an adventurer, he is a public figure invited by the Saemangeum Jamboree Organizing Committee as a symbol of the event.
Since 2015, the Korean government has been fiercely fighting to host the event.
The government advertised the effect of economic profits of 10 trillion won at campsites for minors around the world.
The NYT said, “Korean officials traveled around the world asking scouting associations in Europe, Africa and America to vote on the bid. Jeollabuk-do said in 2018 that it received nearly $800 million to host the event.”
The Saemangeum Jamboree has a total of 1,486 visitors to Jamboree hospitals and herb clinics on the 3rd, as announced by the Jamboree Organizing Committee on the 4th.
The medical staff demanded overtime pay, but the organizing committee refused, and the medical staff voluntarily closed one out of the five clinics, complaining of work overload. However, it was blocked with 'No Entry'.
Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, who became the head of the Organizing Committee, announced on the 5th that the competition would be held, and regarding the inconvenience of shower facilities, "As a result of a sudden inspection, many of the problems were improved compared to the first points pointed out. The participants told me that they were experiencing similar improvements." "he said.
In the announcement that day, "the government has started to deploy more than 700 service personnel to maintain cleanliness of showers and amenities," announcing the additional input of 28 doctors, 18 nurses, and 13 paramedics, and 'night care' was excluded.
Prior to the NYT report, Korean media reported that 'there was a line when the hospital door opened at 7:00 in the morning', but did not mention 'exclusion of night care'.
Even during Prime Minister Han's on-site inspection, the Korean media ignored the 'exclusion of nighttime treatment'.
Foreign media viewed the ambulances surrounding the Jamboree campsite as a negative image and 'creating a sense of fear' for underage camping, but Korean media reported that the ambulance surrounded the campground as a basis for massive support from the organizing committee and the government.