Laos' deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over backpacker town | AP News
2024年11月23日 · 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: Foreign hostel staff detained after poisonings as
3 天之前 · The empty bar of Nana Backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, on November 22, 2024. ... We miss our daughters desperately,” Jones said, after news broke of the arrests in Vang Vieng. “I was ...
Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos city swept up in …
2024年11月22日 · 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 …
2024年11月21日 · A British woman, another Australian teenager, an American and two Danes have also died in recent days following a spate of suspected poisonings in the popular backpacker destination of Vang...
Deaths rise to 6 in mass alcohol poisoning of foreign tourists in Laos ...
2024年11月22日 · 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’ methanol poisoning deaths send chill through backpacker …
5 天之前 · 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
6 天之前 · 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: Fifth tourist dies after 'tainted drinks'
2024年11月21日 · 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 ...
Alcohol poisoning in Laos leaves 2 tourists hospitalized | AP News
2024年11月19日 · VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — Two Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning after consuming tainted drinks in neighboring Laos, Australian media reported Tuesday.
Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over the Laotian …
2024年11月23日 · 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 ...