A fifth person dies from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A fifth person dies from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

ABC  

Sally Sara: A fifth person has died from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. Southeast Asia correspondent Lauren Day reports from Bangkok where Bianca Jones's best friend 19-year-old Holly Bowles remains on life support. Lauren Day: Club president Nick Heath says the 19-year-old's death has left the tight-knit community shattered. Lauren Day: Perth man Bailey Chalmers survived methanol poisoning in Bali five years ago and says it's upsetting to see other young people fall victim to the highly toxic chemical. Lauren Day: Bianca's best friend Holly Bowles remains on life support in Bangkok with her family by her side in an agonising limbo.

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Methanol Poisoning Is Senseless and Easily Preventable. Why Does it Keep Happening?
1 day, 10 hours ago

Methanol Poisoning Is Senseless and Easily Preventable. Why Does it Keep Happening?

The Diplomat  

From Laos in November there came the terrible news of a suspected mass methanol poisoning incident in which six foreign nationals died, with more hospitalized. For some, the case in Vang Vieng may be the first they have heard about methanol poisoning, although, sadly, it is not an uncommon occurrence across Southeast Asia. While tourists or foreign nationals may fall …

Laos poisoning: ‘I knew she was going to die,’ says mother of lawyer who died after drinking ‘shots laced with ethanol’
1 month, 1 week ago

Laos poisoning: ‘I knew she was going to die,’ says mother of lawyer who died after drinking ‘shots laced with ethanol’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The mother of a London …

Heartbroken mother of British woman, 28, fatally poisoned by methanol at hostel in Laos recounts 'nightmare' 16-hour journey to be by her dying daughter's side - before switching off her life support
1 month, 1 week ago

Heartbroken mother of British woman, 28, fatally poisoned by methanol at hostel in Laos recounts 'nightmare' 16-hour journey to be by her dying daughter's side - before switching off her life support

Daily Mail  

A heartbroken mother has shared the 'nightmare' 16-hour journey she took to be by the bedside of her daughter, who had been poisoned by methanol at a hostel in Laos, before having to switch off her life support. Sue White took two flights to be with her daughter Simone White, one of the six foreign tourists who died of methanol …

Eight arrested over Laos methanol poisonings which killed six tourists
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Eight arrested over Laos methanol poisonings which killed six tourists

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police in Laos have arrested …

With a vacuum of information from police, amateur sleuths home in on backpacker hostel in Laos poisoning case
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

With a vacuum of information from police, amateur sleuths home in on backpacker hostel in Laos poisoning case

ABC  

Two weeks on from the first case of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, fellow backpackers have been investigating the culprit in lieu of public information from police. Among them were 19-year-old Australian friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, who both died in hospitals in Thailand last week after becoming ill at the Nana hostel. The European backpacker also provided an …

With a vacuum of information from police, amateur sleuths home in on backpacker hostel in Laos poisoning case
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

With a vacuum of information from police, amateur sleuths home in on backpacker hostel in Laos poisoning case

ABC  

Two weeks on from the first case of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, fellow backpackers have been investigating the culprit in lieu of public information from police. Among them were 19-year-old Australian friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, who both died in hospitals in Thailand last week after becoming ill at the Nana hostel. The European backpacker also provided an …

Suspected mass methanol poisoning investigated
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Suspected mass methanol poisoning investigated

ABC  

Sabra Lane: The Australian Federal Police have offered to help Laos officials with their investigations into a suspected mass methanol poisoning which has killed two Melbourne teenagers and four other foreign nationals. Rachel Hayter: As authorities warn Australians about the risks of drinking alcohol in South East Asia, tourist operators there also have messages for young travellers. Rachel Hayter: Mr …

Laos methanol poisonings: Father of Australian teen who died urges government ‘to protect others’ from tainted alcohol
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Laos methanol poisonings: Father of Australian teen who died urges government ‘to protect others’ from tainted alcohol

CNN  

CNN — The father of an Australian teenager who died from methanol poisoning while on a backpacking holiday has issued a plea to the Laos government to fully investigate his daughter’s death and ensure such incidents don’t happen again. In the wake of their daughters’ deaths, Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles’ parents have set up a GoFundMe page to help …

6 tourists die in Laos due to alcohol poisoning: What is methanol, when it can turn fatal? Explained
1 month, 2 weeks ago

6 tourists die in Laos due to alcohol poisoning: What is methanol, when it can turn fatal? Explained

Live Mint  

Six tourists, including two Australian teenagers and a British woman, tragically lost their lives in Laos, likely due to methanol poisoning from contaminated alcohol. The Laos government has said it is “profoundly saddened” and is investigating the deaths of six people from suspected methanol poisoning, including a British lawyer. Methanol poisoning can cause headaches, dizziness and decreased consciousness including coma, …

What is methanol, symptoms of methanol poisoning and how can tourists avoid it after Laos deaths?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What is methanol, symptoms of methanol poisoning and how can tourists avoid it after Laos deaths?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. British backpacker and lawyer Simone White, 28, from Orpington …

Alcohol poisoning deaths in Laos renew concerns about methanol. Here's what to know
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Alcohol poisoning deaths in Laos renew concerns about methanol. Here's what to know

NPR  

Alcohol poisoning deaths in Laos renew concerns about methanol. Here's what to know toggle caption Anupam Nath/AP A string of deaths in Laos tied to tainted alcohol has raised alarm around the world and renewed concerns about methanol in alcoholic drinks. On Friday, the U.S. State Department said it was aware of "a number of cases of suspected methanol poisoning" …

6 tourists die after drinking liquor in Laos: What we know so far?
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

6 tourists die after drinking liquor in Laos: What we know so far?

Hindustan Times  

Laos has been hit by an alcohol poisoning incident that has so far claimed the lives of six foreign tourists. Six foreign tourists have died so far in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng. The deceased included two Australian teenagers, a British woman, two Danes, and one American national, according to the local authorities. After days of silence, …

Second Australian dies after suspected Laos poisoning
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Second Australian dies after suspected Laos poisoning

Raw Story  

A second young Australian tourist died in a Thai hospital on Friday, bringing the death toll related to suspected methanol poisoning during a night out in a Laos backpacker hotspot to six. "I heard the news but everything is normal here," Michael, a Vietnamese manager at Vangvieng Rock Backpacker Rooftop Hostel told AFP, asking to use only one name. "There …

Laos alcohol death toll at 6 after second Australian teen dies in Bangkok hospital
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Laos alcohol death toll at 6 after second Australian teen dies in Bangkok hospital

Firstpost  

The death in the Laos tainted alcohol case has reached six after two Australian teenagers and a British women died in Bangkok. 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. …

Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists

Hindustan Times  

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. The U.S. State Department on Friday issued a health alert for citizens traveling in Laos, warning of “suspected methanol poisoning in Vang …

Second Australian dies from tainted alcohol in Laos, sixth death reported
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Second Australian dies from tainted alcohol in Laos, sixth death reported

Hindustan Times  

BANGKOK, - A second Australian woman hospitalised after drinking contaminated alcohol in a popular tourist town in Laos has died, the government said on Friday, the sixth fatality from suspected methanol poisoning. Second Australian dies from tainted alcohol in Laos, sixth death reported Holly Bowles, 19, died in a hospital in neighbouring Thailand, where she had been evacuated for emergency …

6 tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What is it and why was it in drinks?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

6 tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What is it and why was it in drinks?

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. According to the Methanol Institute, the global trade association for the industry, drinking just 25 to 90 ml of methanol can be fatal without proper medical treatment, but can be successfully treated if caught early. Methanol is sometimes added deliberately …

Sixth person dies from methanol-laced cocktails in Laos; Dutch woman leaves hospital
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sixth person dies from methanol-laced cocktails in Laos; Dutch woman leaves hospital

NL Times  

A second Australian tourist has died after drinking alcohol that was laced with methanol in Vang Vieng, Laos. In addition to the two Australian teenagers, the methanol-laced alcohol has also claimed the lives of a British woman, an American man, and two Danish tourists. The police in Laos arrested the manager and owner of the hotel where the two Australian …

4 tourist deaths in Laos: What makes methanol poisoning so lethal?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 tourist deaths in Laos: What makes methanol poisoning so lethal?

Firstpost  

The recent deaths of four tourists in Laos have drawn attention to the dangers of methanol poisoning. This toxic chemical, often found in counterfeit or poorly brewed alcohol, can cause severe metabolic acidosis, blindness, and even death An exterior of the Bangkok Hospital Udon, where an Australian teenager was taken after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol in Laos and passed …

What is methanol poisoning? Everything you need to know about the silent killer in alcoholic drinks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What is methanol poisoning? Everything you need to know about the silent killer in alcoholic drinks

Hindustan Times  

Alcohol tainted with methanol is suspected to be the cause of death of four foreign tourists at the popular backpacker destination of Vang Vieng in Laos. So far, an Australian woman, two Danish citizens and an American have been confirmed dead after a suspected methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol. On their travel advice websites for Laos, the United Kingdom …

Four tourists die after suspected tainted alcohol poisoning in Laos
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Four tourists die after suspected tainted alcohol poisoning in Laos

Raw Story  

Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said Thursday. Two Danish citizens and an American had also died, officials said, after what media said was a night out in Vang Vieng where they drank possibly tainted alcohol. The Vietnamese manager of …

Night out drink party turned deadly in Laos: US, Australian tourists among 4 die in alcohol poisoning spree
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Night out drink party turned deadly in Laos: US, Australian tourists among 4 die in alcohol poisoning spree

India TV News  

Vientiane : An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, Australia's prime minister said Thursday, and the US State Department confirmed an American also died in the same party town, bringing the death toll to four in the poisoning incident. New Zealand's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that one of its citizens was also unwell in …

Why methanol poisoning is deadly and how it can be treated | Explained
1 year, 7 months ago

Why methanol poisoning is deadly and how it can be treated | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: As of 2 pm on June 20, as many as 34 people had died after consuming spurious liquor in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu while more than 80 others were receiving treatment in hospitals. In many older cases, spurious liquor has typically been a homemade liquor to which methanol was added to strengthen the intoxicating effects …

EXPLAINER: Methanol in South Africa teen deaths often fatal
2 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: Methanol in South Africa teen deaths often fatal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Methanol was found in the …

Five Dead in 15 Days After Consuming Spurious Liquor Mixed With Methanol in MP's Indore
3 years, 5 months ago

Five Dead in 15 Days After Consuming Spurious Liquor Mixed With Methanol in MP's Indore

News 18  

Five people died after consuming spurious liquor laced with methanol in Madhya Pradesh's Indore in the last 15 days as per their viscera reports, a police officer said on Saturday. "Five people have died after drinking liquor in two different bars in the city in a fortnight. Traces of poisonous methyl alcohol have been found in their viscera samples as …

In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds
4 years, 9 months ago

In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper, an Iranian health care worker in a hazmat suit and mask begged the public for just one thing: Stop drinking industrial alcohol over fears about the new coronavirus. An Iranian doctor helping the country’s Health Ministry told The Associated Press on …

In Iran, hundreds die ingesting a poison they wrongly believed could fight coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

In Iran, hundreds die ingesting a poison they wrongly believed could fight coronavirus

LA Times  

Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper, an Iranian healthcare worker in a hazmat suit and mask begged the public for just one thing: Stop drinking industrial alcohol over fears about the new coronavirus. Iranian media reports that nearly 300 people have been killed and more than 1,000 sickened by ingesting …

Toxic methanol caused hooch deaths in Assam: Cops
5 years, 10 months ago

Toxic methanol caused hooch deaths in Assam: Cops

Hindustan Times  

Samples of the illicit liquor that killed 156 people in the Golaghat and Jorhat districts of Assam last week have tested positive for methyl alcohol or methanol, a toxic chemical, police officers probing the case said on Thursday. If the patients get to the hospital immediately it is possible to treat them but in this case, many came only after …

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