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 ...
Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos city swept up in …
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 ...
Laos methanol poisonings: Australian teens among six tourists …
6 days ago · On Friday, the official Lao News Agency (KPL) confirmed two Danish nationals, both female, and one American national, died in Vang Vieng on November 13. “The suspected cause of the death is...
Deaths rise to 6 in mass alcohol poisoning of foreign tourists in Laos ...
5 days ago · VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to six.. Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition on life support following the poisoning in Laos more than a week ago.
Laos hostel staff detained after suspected methanol deaths - BBC
1 day ago · Governments including New Zealand, Australia, and the UK, have warned their citizens about drinking spirits in Laos. Some travellers in Vang Vieng are steering clear of the once-popular free shots ...
'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after ... - BBC
2 days ago · As the sun slowly dips behind the jagged peaks of Mount Nam Xay, a group of brightly coloured hot air balloons drift across the Vang Vieng valley. In the river below, young tourists laugh and ...
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...
Laos methanol poisoning: Fifth tourist dies after 'tainted drinks'
6 days ago · Vang Vieng is a small, riverside town in central Laos and a hub for young Westerners backpacking across Southeast Asia. It's home to the Banana Pancake Trail - a popular backpacking route spanning ...
Laos alcohol poisoning: American and Australian tourists die, …
6 days ago · VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — An Australian teenager and a British woman have died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister on Thursday said was every parent’s nightmare.
Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over the Laotian …
4 days ago · Vang Vieng received more than 600,000 tourists in 2023, and expected to see even more this year, the state-owned Laos News Agency quoted the district governor as saying earlier this year ...
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