Photo: courtesy Civil Protection Tamaulipas 

MEXICO CITY: Light rain accompanied by small fish fell from the sky in northeast Mexico, according to Mexico's civil defence authorities. 

Civil Protection Tamaulipas posted a picture on their Facebook account and wrote: "Curious case in Tampico where there was a light rain that included small fish that literally fell from the sky."

Moreover, a blurry video on YouTube also shows a tiny fish on the sidewalk after the rain. 

Director of Civil Defense, while speaking to Info7, said there weren't a lot of fish. "It has to be said, they're very small fish, which weigh a few grams. It's strange, not normal," he added. 

The phenomenon is not uncommon, according to the US Library of Congress. 

Many scientists believe that believe that tornadoes over water ? known as waterspouts ? could be responsible for sucking fish into the air where they have blown around until being released to the ground.