Australian tourists in hospital after suspected severe alcohol poisoning in Laos

A woman carries a baby as she walks by the Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos (Anupam Nath/AP)

Two Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning after consuming tainted drinks in neighbouring Laos, Australian media has reported.

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