SEOUL (AP) – Flights and trains resumed and power was mostly restored yesterday after a tropical storm blew through South Korea, which was preparing a pop concert for 40,000 Scouts whose global Jamboree was disrupted by the weather. Much of Khanun’s damage was concentrated in the country’s southern and eastern regions, where several cities and […]
A day after a powerful tropical storm flooded dozens of homes and turned streets into muddy rivers, South Korea threw a huge K-Pop concert in Seoul for 40,000 Scouts whose global Jamboree was disrupted by the weather. Friday's concert at a wet soccer stadium featured various performers, including girl groups NewJeans and Ive. The show was quickly put together by government officials as the closing event of the World Scout Jamboree.
Flights and trains resumed and power was mostly restored Friday after a tropical storm blew through South Korea, which was preparing a pop concert for 40,000 Scouts whose global Jamboree was disrupted by the weather. Much of Khanun’s damage was concentrated in the country’s southern and eastern regions, where several cities and towns saw 30…
Korea has built its reputation as a reliable host of international events over the past several decades during which it successfully staged the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 2010 G20 Summit, the 1988 Summer and 2018 Winter Olympics and many others.
A day after a powerful tropical storm flooded dozens of homes and turned streets into muddy rivers, South Korea threw a huge K-pop concert in Seoul for 40,000 Scouts whose global Jamboree was disrupted by the weather.