Motorists driving through Kuwait could not believe their eyes when it started raining money in the middle of the city.

Thousands of notes flew through the oil-rich city on a busy afternoon earlier this month, and officials have yet to give an explanation as to why, or reveal a source of the cash.

Drivers abandoned their cars in order to get their hands on the notes blowing down the road, and were filmed holding handfuls of notes.

It is estimated that notes valued between two and three million Dirham were loose - meaning up to £500,000 was blowing in the wind.

Making it rain: This is the incredible moment people abandoned their cars and ran into the streets of Kuwait after a strong wind carried hundreds of notes through the city

The notes were carried by strong winds through Kuwait for several minutes, but locals have got no idea where it came from.

One surprised local described how his wife pulled over her car to film motorists dodging cash collectors on a busy stretch of highway in the city.

He said: 'It was a very windy day. She was stuck in the traffic. She saw all this money.

'It was just raining money. It was 500 AED notes which is worth quite a lot. It was a lot of money.

If you got money and you know it: Traffic came to a halt as drivers ran out to pick up notes which lined the streets of the oil-rich city

Paved with gold: It is not known where the money came from, and no explanation has been given to locals

Cash flow: Locals were filmed as they ran through the road, picking up notes from the street

The notes were carried by strong winds through the city for several minutes

'A lot of people were getting out of there care to grab this month.

'It doesn't happen every day. Everyone was amazing this was happening.'

The baffling incident happened at around 3pm on February 11 and locals have no explanation.