World Scene: Germany
China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-15 07:44
Money gone with the wind
A man lost 23,000 euros ($31,180) to the wind when an envelope with the money he had stuck in the passenger seat pocket of his convertible blew away during a test drive in northern Germany.
The cash - in 500, 200, and 100 euro notes - fluttered across the motorway in the midst of speeding traffic near the city of Hanover, police said.
The 23-year-old man contacted police immediately, who then blocked the motorway in both directions for nearly half an hour. Eight police officers assisted the man in retrieving his notes and were able to recover 20,000 euros.
"The remaining 3,000 euros have not been found," a police spokeswoman said.
(China Daily 05/15/2009 page10)
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