{"id":128072,"date":"2024-11-20T15:33:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T08:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128072"},"modified":"2024-11-20T15:33:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T08:33:18","slug":"alcohol-poisoning-in-laos-leaves-2-tourists-hospitalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128072","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol poisoning in Laos leaves 2 tourists hospitalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) \u2014 Two Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning after consuming tainted drinks in neighboring Laos, Australian media reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The two 19-year-old women were on a backpacking vacation in <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/laos\">Laos<\/a><\/span> when they became ill in the tourist town of Vang Vieng, The Age newspaper in the women\u2019s hometown of Melbourne reported.<\/p>\n<p>Duong Duc Toan, manager of the Nana Backpacker Hostel, said Tuesday that staff were told by other guests that the two women were unwell after they failed to check out as planned on Nov. 13, and they arranged transport to a hospital for them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-fullwidth=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageEnhancement\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" 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displays a bottle of vodka, in the bar of the hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo\/Anupam Nath)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He said that two days earlier the women had joined more than 100 other guests for free shots of Lao vodka offered by the hostel as a gesture of hospitality. He said no other guest reported any issue, adding that the women had then gone for a night out, returning in the early hours of the morning. <\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed that it was providing consular assistance to two Australians and their families in Thailand, but couldn\u2019t provide further information for privacy reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts are with them at this deeply distressing time,\u201d the office said. <\/p>\n<p>They were then transported to Thailand and are being treated at hospitals in Bangkok and Udon Thani, The Age reported. Their parents have flown in to be with them.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t clear what the two drank, but methanol is sometimes used as the alcohol in mixed drinks at disreputable bars and can cause severe poisoning or death.<\/p>\n<p>Australian media also reported that two Danish tourists died after consuming tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng at the same time as the Australian women, but it was not immediately possible to confirm details.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about media reports, Denmark\u2019s Foreign Ministry told The Associated Press that \u201ctwo Danish citizens have passed away in Laos\u201d but that it could not provide specifics for \u201creasons of confidentiality in personal matters.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Vang Vieng is a tourist town particularly popular among backpackers seeking partying and adventure sports. 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