Locals warned that the positioning was liable to flooding, and that its drainage system wouldn’t address the type of heavy downpour that usually happens in August.
The native authorities in the North Jeolla area promised in June that upgrades to the drainage system could be accomplished by the point the occasion started, however no matter work was achieved proved to be insufficient.
In the week earlier than the opening of the jamboree, the North Jeolla area was hit with 500mm (19in) of rain and flooded.
Pools of stagnant water and sizzling, humid circumstances made the positioning a really perfect dwelling for mosquitos, forcing the organisers to rent pest extermination companies to spray the realm.
The rainfall might not have been anticipated, however excessive temperatures have been.
Temperatures of 40C (104F) with excessive humidity are regular at the moment of yr, but the organisers selected a website with out a single tree or any pure…