An unlucky grandpa whose 30,000 yuan (£3,490) got blown away by the wind has managed to get all his money back, according to Chinese media.

Pedestrians and bank staff reportedly helped Yang Jiawang pick up his 300 banknotes in the rain last week in Dongtai, east China's Jiangsu Province.

Mr Yang told a reporter that he had borrowed the money from his relatives so that he could afford to buy a house for his grandson.

Desperate: Yang Jiawang, from China's Dongtai city, said he had borrowed the money

Accidental: The man was on his way to deposit the cash when they dropped to the ground

Gone with the wind: 300 banknotes were quickly blown away by a gust of wind

Mr Yang was on his way to deposit the money on November 23 when he dropped the money by accident, according to People's Daily, which cited a report from local Jiangsu Television Station.

The man had put all the banknotes inside his coat when he rode a motorbike.

As he parked his vehicle outside the Lianyi Postal Bank, the banknotes fell to the ground and were quickly blown away by the wind.

Mr Yang told a reporter from Jiangsu Television Station: 'It was raining and snowing.

'I screamed "this is terrible, my money is flying away".'

As the man desperately chased after the cash, many passers-by stopped to help him (pictured)

Kind-hearted: Bank clerk Sun Lijuan helped Yang retrieve more than 10,000 yuan (£1,164)

Mr Yang added that the banknotes were blown across the road to as far as 50 metres (164 feet).

As the man desperately chased after the cash, many passers-by stopped to help him.

He said: 'Drivers stopped to help me pick up the money. All the staff at the postal bank came out to help me too.'

Eventually, Mr Yang managed to get all 300 banknotes back.