Australian tourists hospitalised after apparent severe alcohol poisoning in Laos party town

Tourists talking to a bar owner in Vang Vieng, Laos on Nov. 19, 2024. - AP

VANG VIENG, Laos: Two Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning after consuming tainted drinks in neighbouring Laos, Australian media reported on Tuesday (Nov 19).

The two 19-year-old women were on a backpacking vacation in Laos when they became ill in the tourist town of Vang Vieng, The Age newspaper in the women’s hometown of Melbourne reported.