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 drinking tainted alcohol in the Southeast Asian country.

The families of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have arrived in Thailand to bring their bodies back home as tributes pour in.

The Laos government expressed profound sorrow on Saturday following the tragic deaths of six foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, a popular backpacker destination. The fatalities, suspected to be caused by