Yoon Checks Emergency Backup Plan for Jamboree... "Accommodation and Schedule May Move to Seoul Metropolitan Area"

Typhoon Khanun No. 6 Forecasted to Make Landfall on the Korean Peninsula
Ensuring Safety of Scout Members

The Blue House announced on the 7th that President Yoon Suk-yeol and the government have begun urgent measures related to relocating accommodations for the 2023 Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree held in Buan, Jeonbuk.

On the morning of the same day, President Yoon received and reviewed a typhoon contingency plan for the Jamboree from Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, according to a written briefing by Chief Secretary for Public Relations Kim Eun-hye.

As Typhoon Khanun, the 6th typhoon, is forecasted to change its course and make landfall on the Korean Peninsula this week, President Yoon began discussions on Plan B with relevant ministers from the previous day to ensure the safety of the Scout participants.

Chief Secretary Kim added that the "contingency plan" means that the Scouts’ accommodations and remaining schedule may be relocated to Seoul or other metropolitan areas.

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Meanwhile, the World Organization of the Scout Movement has decided to withdraw early from the Saemangeum campsite due to Typhoon Khanun’s approach toward the northern Korean Peninsula.

Through a notice on its website on the same day, the World Organization of the Scout Movement stated, "The Korean government has confirmed its commitment to expand support for the delegation that decided to leave the site early and to ensure that participants can continue their Jamboree experience in other regions of Korea."

It added, "Despite these difficulties, we will continue to support the participants at the campsite and those who have relocated to other parts of Korea together with the host (government)."

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