Sunrise host Nat Barr emotional as families of methanol poisoning victims Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles return to Melbourne

Sunrise host Nat Barr struggled to hold back the tears on Wednesday, as she watched the brave fathers of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles arrive back in Melbourne.

It was confirmed overnight that the bodies of Jones and Bowles were flown back to Australia after their deaths of methanol poisoning last week.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: An emotional Nat Barr delivers powerful message as grieving fathers return to Melbourne.

The friends were on holiday in Laos when they became ill and failed to check out at the Nana Backpacker Hostel on November 13.

Jones and Bowles were evacuated to Thailand and died in separate Bangkok hospitals after their parents raced to be by their bedsides.

Eight staff members from the backpacker’s hostel are assisting police with their investigation into the mass poisoning incident, which led to the deaths of six people.

The group has been identified as hotel staff and management and range in ages from 23 to 47.

Speaking on behalf of both families at Melbourne Airport on Tuesday night, Bianca’s father, Mark Jones, thanked the community for its support in Australia and abroad during what has been a “horrendous time for us”.

“We want to grieve ... we miss our daughters desperately,” he said.

Barr, a mother of two young men, held back tears as she watched the footage.

“Watching those two dads have to do that and have to face the media, it’s just amazing, isn’t it?” Barr said.

“Our hearts go out to all those families and the friends affected. Let’s hope justice is served here.”

A GoFundMe for the families had already raised $320,000 as of Tuesday.

The families are seeking to raise $500,000 to relieve the financial burden of the families, support methanol poisoning education and fund awareness campaigns.

“We are truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and generosity you have shown in supporting our campaign in memory of Bianca and Holly,’ the Jones and Bowles families said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Your contributions, kind words, and willingness to share their story have inspired us beyond measure.”

The deaths of Bianca and Holly, both 19, in hospital last week, followed the earlier deaths of British lawyer Simone White, 57-year-old American man James Louis Hutson and Danish women Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21.

A third Australian national has also reportedly taken ill following the mass poisoning, but he remains in a stable condition.

Australian Federal Police has offered to help the Laos investigation, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese telling parliament the government had made it clear to officials they expect a thorough and transparent investigation.

Friends of the teens from Beaumaris, in Melbourne’s southeast, have adorned their suburb with blue and yellow ribbons in their memory.