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Scorching South Korean heatwave scuppers Shropshire Scouts' coastal jamboree

A scorching heatwave hitting South Korea has meant the end to a coastal adventure for a group of Shropshire scouts, as organisers arranged for them to be moved back to hotels in the capital, Seoul.

Shropshire Scouts were said to be having an 'amazing time' despite the heatwave
Shropshire Scouts were said to be having an 'amazing time' despite the heatwave

The group of about 27 scouts from Shropshire are among 4,500 from the UK - and more than 45,000 others from almost every country in the world - that have travelled to Gunsan-si in South Korea for the World Scout Jamboree.

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