The animal that causes damage to up to 40 million francs every year in Switzerland, that's why

“Every year, 17,000 damages to be declared in AXA Switzerland, representing a total of 8 million francs in”

Many drivers in Switzerland know the experience of trying to light their cars in the morning and cannot do that. This may be because the animal called “Weasels” sneaks into the engine at night and chews the cables, sends albinfo.ch.

“Every year, 17,000 damages to be declared in AXA Switzerland, representing an estimated 8 million francs total”, the provider said in a press release.

According to AXA, extrapolated across the country, the amounts could reach 40 million annually.

The number of vehicles chewing from the brideshops known as Tuesdays has increased in recent years, especially in the Jura, Glarus, Trugau and Schaffhausen cantons, where the risk of being subjected to a loss linked to the weasels is due to inexplicable cause “from 80 percent higher than the Swiss average”.