The Jamboree’s official Instagram page was flooded with critical comments, with one set of parents saying the event had been “a horrible experience” for the scouts.
A British scout at the event posted footage from the site on a YouTube channel called “Jamboree Jamie”, sharing a video of what looked like mosquitos flying constantly in rudimentary shower booths.
“It’s too hot, it’s too hot. Anyway, this is my third bottle of water,” he says in the video, adding he agreed, in part, that the event had been “poorly organised”.
Kim Kwan-young, governor of North Jeolla province hosting the event, apologised on Sunday for not being prepared.
Various authorities and businesses have stepped in to help, donating water and ice cream, while the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism has opened up its temples to the scouts.