Laos, Methanol

Methanol poisoning victims are brought home by grieving family
The bodies of Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have been returned home following their deaths in Thailand. They were accompanied by their families who arrived back in Australia just hours after police arrested eight men over the suspected methanol poisonings,
Methanol poisoning: how Laos horror happened
Southeast Asia has the "highest rates of methanol poisoning globally", said Al Jazeera, and this is often blamed on "economic pressures and weak regulations". Laos, despite its increasing popularity with backpackers, is one of the poorest nations in the region.
Laos: Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings
Vang Vieng, Laos - 13, 2024 Video shot from inside the hostel on Nov 13, 2024. Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning,
8 arrested in Laos after 6 tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning
Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Tourists reported illnesses after consuming alcohol in the town of Vang Vieng,
Bodies of suspected Laos methanol poisoning victims brought back to Australia
Bodies of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles brought home as Laos police arrest eight people over suspected methanol poisoning.
Two teens fighting for their lives after drinking cocktails laced with methanol during Thailand vacation
Two Australian teenagers have been left fighting for their lives after consuming cocktails allegedly laced with methanol ...
What is methanol poisoning? Six dead after suspected mass poisoning in Laos
What is methanol poisoning? Australian teenagers fight for lives in Thai hospital - Melbourne’s Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles ...
Australian teens among six tourists dead as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Laos
An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a ...
Laos methanol poisoning victim Holly Bowles dies in Thailand hospital a day after best friend Bianca Jones
A second Australian teen who fell critically ill from a mass methanol poisoning in Laos last week has died in a Thailand ...
A Third Australian Is In Hospital Following Suspected Mass Methanol Poisoning In Laos
A third Australian has fallen ill after consuming methanol-laced alcohol in Laos. So far, six people have died and eight ...
Laos methanol poisoning: Chilling details emerge about vodka blamed for deaths of six
Six tourists including British lawyer Simon White, from Kent, tragically died following a mass poisoning at a hostel in ...
Family of Bianca Jones, a Melbourne teen fighting for life in Thailand after methanol poisoning, issues statement
Two Melbourne teenagers on a ‘dream getaway’ became gravely ill after they drank cocktails laced with methanol.
American among 5 tourists dead amid concerns over alcohol tainted with methanol in Laos
An American is among at least five tourists who have died after visiting a town in Laos where concerns have arisen about ...
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Four tourists die of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Her friend, also 19, remains hospitalised in neighbouring Thailand. Australian officials said Jones ... in Laos,” but ...
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Methanol and inaccessible medical care – a lethal combination
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