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 ...
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Bodies of Melbourne teens return home as eight arrested in Laos over suspected methanol poisoningThe bodies of two Melbourne teenagers who died in Laos after suspected methanol poisoning have been returned home. Bianca ...
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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 ...
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Methanol and inaccessible medical care – a lethal combinationFacing methanol poisoning in a place like Laos means hurdles to getting help, including accessing health care in time The post Methanol and inaccessible medical care – a lethal combination appeared ...
THE parents of a British teenager found dead at a Laos hostel where six tourists died after drinking “methanol-laced shots” ...
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