Two scouts from Lyme Regis are among more than 4,000 UK Scouts who have been moved from a camp in South Korea due to extreme heat and issues with the campsite.

The scouts are set to be moved from a camp into hotels because of a heatwave at the organisation's World Jamboree in South Korea.

Temperatures in parts of the country have topped 38C this week, with at least 600 people at the event having been treated for heat-related ailments, according to officials.

Around 40,000 participants, most of them scouts aged between 14 and 18, are taking part in the event in southwestern Buan.

The UK Scouts will be moved from the Jamboree site to hotels in South Korea's capital, Seoul, according to a spokesperson.

Josh and Thea are scouts from the Powder Monkeys Explorer Sea Scout Unit in Lyme Regis.

They arrived in South Korea for the event on Tuesday July 29 after raising over £4,000 to make the journey

The Scout group has confirmed that Josh and Thea are safe and well and are being looked after in difficult conditions.

They are now staying in a hotel in Seoul.

Alongside the heat, it is understood there were also issues with the site including poor sanitation, lack of hospital beds, and bad food.

Hundreds of British volunteers who flew in a few days before the heatwave started had to dig trenches because the drainage was so bad and the site had flooded.

It is also understood that food allergies haven’t been catered for and the on-site hospitals have been overwhelmed with heatstroke patients.

A spokesperson for the Powder Monkeys Explorer Sea Scout Unit said: "You may have seen on the news about what’s happening at the World Scout Jamboree.

"We’ve been in contact today with Josh and Thea and they’re safe and well, and continue to be looked after in difficult conditions.

"Naturally, we’re also disappointed by the turn of events, but we’re entirely supportive of the decision to move the whole U.K. Contingent back to Seoul (all 4,300 of them) in the next 48 hours.

"Luckily Josh and Thea are not coming back early and can look forward to spending the rest of the trip enjoying everything South Korea can offer."