Holly Bowles, 19, (pictured) of Melbourne in Australia, died from suspected methanol poisoning on Friday during her travels, ...

British lawyer Simone White, 28, from Orpington in Kent died after drinking free shots allegedly laced with deadly methanol.

Six people are so far dead, with the cause suspected as methanol-tainted drinks in the town of Vang Vieng, Laos.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its condolences after a second Australian teen transferred from Laos to be treated for methanol poisoning after drinking tainted liquor, died on Sunday.

Methanol poisoning in Laos has claimed six international tourists' lives, including Australian teens Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, after they consumed tainted drinks while backpacking in Vang Vieng.

The deaths of six backpackers this week, including British solicitor Simone White, has raised the spectre of a Laotian ...

Simone White was enjoying a holiday with friends in Laos last week when she accepted a free shot from a bar. The 28-year-old ...

The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...

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