The families of teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have been "blown away" by the support of the public after their fundraising goal was surpassed overnight.

Sunrise host Natalie Barr has broken down after the parents of Melbourne teens Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles returned home with their bodies.

Mark Jones says the government of Laos cannot let his daughter's death be in vain, after the 19-year-old girl fell ill and died from methanol poisoning.

Thai police have confirmed the death of Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones, who became ill after drinking tainted alcohol during a backpacking holiday in Laos.

The Laotian government has promised to bring perpetrators to justice after a mass poisoning that has killed six tourists including two Australians.

Tributes are flowing for Melbourne teenagers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, who have both died in hospital from a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos.

A second Australian teenager has died of suspected methanol poisoning, bringing to six the number of foreign tourists who have died after apparently drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. The family of Holly Bowles,