An elderly lady in southern China has lost all her savings to termites.
The £42,000-worth of cash was given to the woman by her children six months ago.
But instead of depositing the money in the bank, she wrapped it up in a plastic bag and stored it in a wooden drawer in her house, according to the state-run CCTV channel.
The unlucky lady, whose identity has not been released, only realised her cash had been munched through by termites in April when she opened the drawer to take out some money....
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/termites-eat-chinese-womans-savings-121708774.html?vp=1#tyhTfqX
3BM, have you checked your cash horde recently?
The £42,000-worth of cash was given to the woman by her children six months ago.
But instead of depositing the money in the bank, she wrapped it up in a plastic bag and stored it in a wooden drawer in her house, according to the state-run CCTV channel.
The unlucky lady, whose identity has not been released, only realised her cash had been munched through by termites in April when she opened the drawer to take out some money....
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/termites-eat-chinese-womans-savings-121708774.html?vp=1#tyhTfqX
3BM, have you checked your cash horde recently?
