Eight hostel staff arrested in Laos after tourists die in suspected methanol poisoning
Tuesday, 26 November 2024 Workers at a backpackers hostel in Laos have been arrested after six tourists, including a British woman, died from suspected methanol poisoning.
Nana Backpackers Hostel in Laos has been linked to the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning after a night out in the backpacker hotspot of Vang Vieng. Two of the victims were Australian teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles.
The Vietnamese manager of the hostel has...
Two Australian teens and a British woman have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. Veuerβs Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.