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Death toll rises to 6 in tainted alcohol case in Laos

2nd Australian dies from tainted alcohol in Laos, 6th death reported

BANGKOK - A second Australian woman hospitalised after drinking contaminated alcohol in a popular tourist town in Laos has died, the government said on Friday (Nov 22), the sixth fatality from suspected methanol poisoning.

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Australian teen and British woman who drank tainted alcohol in Laos have died, bringing toll to 5

An Australian teenager and a British woman have died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister said was every parent’s nightmare

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

American, Australian Among 4 Dead in Laos Alcohol Tragedy

The U.S. State Department confirmed the death of an American tourist in Vang Vieng, Laos, following the consumption of tainted alcohol. While declining to provide further details out of respect for the family, the department stated that local authorities are investigating the incident and that consular assistance is being offered.

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Australian teens among six tourists dead as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Laos

An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a ...

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Laos government 'profoundly saddened' by suspected methanol poisoning

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

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Bianca Jones’ dad issues plea to Laos government after her suspected methanol poisoning death

The father of Bianca Jones has issued a plea to the Laos government after she died from suspected methanol poisoning following a night out. Added4 minutes ago A man in Western Australia has been ...

Vang Vieng methanol poisonings: Laos government breaks silence on party town tourist deaths

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular ...

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‘Trust your gut’: What you need to know before visiting Laos

For decades, Laos has been a party paradise, with millions of tourists flocking to its picturesque mountains, forests and ...

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Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over the Laotian backpacker town

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 ...

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