Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos city swept up in methanol …
4 days ago · But now, Vang Vieng’s drinking culture is back in the news. As reports of tourists’ deaths emerged in recent days, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Canada and the US all issued statements ...
Hostel staff detained after 6 tourists' deaths linked to ... - CBS News
19 hours ago · Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff members of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, state media reported ...
Laos hostel staff detained after suspected methanol deaths - BBC
1 day ago · News. Sport. Business. Innovation. ... hostel following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning last week. ... believed to have ingested methanol while staying in Vang Vieng.
Laos' deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over backpacker town | AP News
4 days ago · VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has killed at least six tourists and potentially injured scores of others.. News broke earlier this week that two Australian teens became critically ill after a night out drinking in the town of Vang Vieng. They died in Thai hospitals, with one ...
Laos methanol poisonings: Australian teens among six tourists …
6 days ago · “The United States Embassy is aware of a number of cases of suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, possibly through the consumption of methanol-laced alcoholic drinks,” the US Embassy in ...
Laos methanol poisoning: Fifth tourist dies after 'tainted drinks'
6 days ago · 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 poisoning deaths send chill through backpacker …
2 days ago · Vang Vieng, Laos – The streets of Vang Vieng are quieter than usual as global scrutiny falls on the backpacker hotspot following the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning.
'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after ... - BBC
2 days ago · The deaths of six tourists sent shock waves through the backpacker scene in Vang Vieng. ... just as news of the deaths from methanol poisoning was spreading across the world.
Mass poisoning blamed on tainted alcohol in Laos, with ... - NBC News
5 days ago · An American citizen has died at a popular adventure spot in Laos where alcohol tainted with methanol has been blamed for a spate of poisonings in recent days.
Deaths of 4 tourists, including an American, linked to ... - CBS News
6 days ago · Australia said "several foreign nationals" had also been victims of methanol poisoning. The U.S. State Department confirmed that an American had also died in Vang Vieng.
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