2 hours ago 'Mass methanol poisoning' which killed British lawyer and five others in Laos could claim MORE lives as 11 backpackers remain in hospital after drinking lethal shots

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

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6 hours ago Laos methanol poisoning: Two young women killed pictured as death toll rises to six

Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21, were among the six young people who died after drinking suspected poisoned alcohol at a backpacker's hostel in Laos

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23 hours ago Vang Vieng methanol poisonings: Laos government breaks silence on party town tourist deaths

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng last week

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32 hours ago Laos methanol poisoning: Brit woman 'went blind' after 'drinking vodka shots at hostel' where 6 died

A British woman claimed she lost her vision and became violently ill after drinking vodka at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos where six people have since died

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36 hours ago Laos poisoning: Mum of tragic Simone White pays tribute to 'popular, fun

Simone White, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng in Laos last week

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