The families of two Australian women who died in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos are aiming to raise $500,000 to save lives and boost awareness, as local media reports eight people have been detained over tourist deaths.
Melburnians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, and four other foreign nationals died in recent weeks after falling ill in Vang Vieng, a popular tourist town in Laos.
