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

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.

Laos police have detained eight staff and managers of the hostel where Australians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles were staying when they fell ill. A third Australian is also recovering from suspected poisoning.

Messages of condolences, love and support for the Jones family have begun to flow in after 19-year-old Aussie Bianca Jones died in Thailand following a suspected poisoning in Laos.

Bianca Jones has died after the Australian teenager was poisoned by drinks laced with methanol while on holiday with her best friend in Southeast Asia.

Australian methanol poisoning survivors have shared their experiences of consuming tainted alcohol after two teenagers fell ill in Laos and died this week.

The families of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles are campaigning to raise awareness about methanol poisoning after the two Melbourne teenagers died from the “silent but deadly risk”.

Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol, according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Tourists reported illnesses after consuming alcohol in the town of Vang Vieng,

Melbourne teenager Holly Bowles continues to fight for life after the Laos mass poisoning that has claimed the life her friend Bianca Jones and four others.

The bodies of two Melbourne teenagers who died in Laos after suspected methanol poisoning have been returned home. Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles were among six foreign tourists who died after drinking tainted cocktails.