2024 Laos methanol poisoning - Wikipedia
In November 2024, six people died from suspected methanol poisoning at a bar in Vang Vieng, Laos, as a result of consuming contaminated alcohol. At least six others were hospitalised. [1] Authorities linked the poisoning to the illicit production of …
Laos methanol: Foreign hostel staff detained after poisonings as …
Nov 27, 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, according to...
6 tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What …
Nov 22, 2024 · BANGKOK (AP) — Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact causes of death have not been released. A New Zealander also has been sickened.
Teens Were Killed by Suspected Methanol Poisoning in Laos, and …
4 days ago · 6 Tourists, Including 1 American, Now Reported Dead from Suspected Methanol Poisoning in Laos. Mark said he and his wife, along with the Bowles family, are still waiting for answers from the ...
Suspected methanol poisonings in Laos explained : NPR
Nov 23, 2024 · Last week, six tourists died in Laos from a suspected outbreak of methanol poisoning, the Associated Press reported. Among those who died, there were two people from Australia, two from...
Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos city swept up in methanol …
Nov 22, 2024 · Though the complete circumstances of those deaths remains unclear, the link to suspected methanol poisoning has thrust Laos and its vital tourism industry into the spotlight — and revived...
Laos methanol poisoning: Fifth tourist dies after 'tainted drinks
Nov 21, 2024 · Australian, New Zealand and UK authorities have each warned their citizens to be careful of methanol poisoning when consuming alcohol in Laos. Nana Backpacker Hostel, where the two Australian...
Laos methanol poisonings: Australian teens among six tourists …
Nov 21, 2024 · An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of the potentially fatal consequences of...
2 dead, 10 ill from apparent alcohol poisoning in Lao tourist town …
Two Danish citizens have died and as many as 10 other foreign nationals are severely ill after ingesting what is believed to be alcohol tainted with methanol in the Lao tourist town of Vang...
What to Know About the Methanol Poisonings in Laos
Nov 26, 2024 · At least six tourists who traveled to Laos have died in recent days, prompting international alarm about the dangers of consuming alcoholic drinks that contain methanol.