Olympics: Pyeongchang Winter Games: Britons design evacuation plan

Britain has agreed to pay a surcharge for a possible outbreak of war in South Korea during the Pyeongchang Winter Games (9th place) in the last few weeks. till 25. February). Bill Sweeney, head of the National Olympic Committee (BOA), confirmed to the Daily Mail that an evacuation plan had been drawn up for the emergency.

“The only way to deal with such an extreme incident would be to evacuate. I don’t think an application will be necessary, but the safety and well-being of our delegation will be paramount,”Sweeney said.

He also emphasized, however, that he had “slept less well” before the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro, as the threat in Brazil was more unpredictable. South Korea is one of the safest countries in the world, but of course there is “a problem around the growing tensions between North and South Korea and the Americans”. During a visit, one felt “very safe” recently.