Heat stress affected thousands of attendees at the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Busan, South Korea.
On the first day of the occasion on Tuesday, 400 cases were reported, and many of them received treatment at the campsite’s wooden hospital.
In the province of North Jeolla, where the event is being held, temperatures have reached 35C ( 95F ), and a heatwave warning is in effect.
The annual festival, also known as the largest youngsters camp in the world, began on Tuesday with about 43, 000 Scouts.
The event draws many people as well, including star survivalist Bear Grylls, 49, who is the Chief Scout of the United Kingdom, despite the fact that individuals are typically between the ages of 14 and 18.
According to a fireplace company official, the majority of Scouts who needed medical attention had mild symptoms like headaches, vertigo, and nausea.
The national continued by saying that the majority have since gone back to their tent sites.
According to local press reports, scout from nations like the United States, Britain, and Bangladesh were impacted.
Lee Sang-min, the interior minister of South Korea, urged gala organizers to modify their schedules in light of the frequency and severity of cases on Thursday.
39 individuals are still receiving medical care, according to Choi Chang-haeng, director general of the game’s organizing committee, who spoke at a press conference on Thursday.
He continued by saying that cooling products are on-site and that further medical personnel have been deployed at the occasion to ensure that everything goes according to plan.
South Korea has been roasting in some areas during an unusually warm summers.
For the first time in four years, Seoul officials issued a warm climate alert earlier this year as temperatures ranged from 33 to 38C.
At least 16 people are thought to have died as a result of the intense heat, more than doubling the number of deaths recorded during the same time next year.
