Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers
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 state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country.
Southeast Asia has the "highest rates of methanol poisoning globally", said Al Jazeera, and this is often blamed on "economic ...
Two Australian teenagers and a British woman have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in ...
T he death of six tourists visiting Laos is suspected to be the result of mass methanol poisoning, after all are believed to ...
At least six tourists who traveled to Laos have died in recent days, prompting international alarm about the dangers of ...
The local governor visited the hostel in which some of the victims were staying, promising justice for those responsible.
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The US State Department issued a warning to travelers to be “alert to the potential risk of methanol poisoning.” But what is ...
Facing methanol poisoning in a place like Laos means hurdles to getting help, including accessing health care in time.
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