Methanol poisoning: how Laos horror happened
Southeast Asia has the "highest rates of methanol poisoning globally", said Al Jazeera, and this is often blamed on "economic pressures and weak regulations". Laos, despite its increasing popularity with backpackers, is one of the poorest nations in the region.
Amongst the tourists who tragically lost their lives were American traveller James Louis Hutson, 57, 28-year-old British ...
In a distressing turn of events, six tourists have lost their lives in Laos due to suspected methanol poisoning, sending ...
The U.S. State Department on Friday issued a health alert for citizens traveling in Laos, warning of “suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, possibly through the consumption of methanol ...
A push by fellow backpackers to investigate the mass poisoning at a Laos hostel that left six tourists dead has uncovered ...
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