Tourist deaths in Laos: What happened in this peaceful backpacker paradise
Six tourists lost their lives in Laos after drinking tainted alcohol‚ while others got sick in popular backpacker town. Multiple countries issued warnings as local authorities started looking into illegal alcohol makers
In a troubling turn-of-events‚ Vang Vieng — a well-liked backpacker spot in Laos has become the center of attention after methanol-related incidents
The small tourist-friendly town saw six visitors pass away due to bad alcohol: two from Denmark two from Australia one from Britain and one from USA. A New-Zealander who got sick made it back home (as reported by NZ foreign office last week)
We cant have the passing of our daughters life not lead to change to protect others
A fund-raising page for Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles (both 19) has gotten big support from people; reaching about 180k Australian dollars. The money will help get them home and make people aware of such dangers
Anthony Albanese Australias PM said his team is working with Thai and Laos officials to find out what happened: the Australian Federal Police might join in too. The Laos government says its checking everything to catch bad alcohol makers
- USA warned its people about drinks in Laos
- Britain told tourists to be extra careful
- Australia asked visitors to watch out
- NZ made a list of risky drinks to avoid
The local authorities are now looking into places that make fake brand-name drinks and home-made stuff with methanol — a chemical thats used in making things like fuel and cleaning products
