6 tourists die in suspected alcohol poisoning in Laos
by editors@theworld.org (Omar Duwaji) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6SE7K)
Six tourists have died in a suspected alcohol poisoning in Laos. Police are looking into whether the alcoholic drinks contained methanol, a highly poisonous substance for humans. This is a recurring issue across Southeast Asia. Host Carol Hills speaks with Dr. Wayne Carter, a leading toxicologist at the University of Nottingham in the UK, about why methanol is so harmful in alcoholic drinks.