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Monster waves caused by gale force winds crashed into the port city of Dayyer in southern Iran this morning.

Terrifying footage shows massive waves slamming into buildings as residents run for their lives.

A 40-year-old man drowned after flooding from the waves destroyed homes and left entire communities waterlogged in the port city.

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Government officials confirmed his body has been retrieved from the sea.

Four tourists and a four-year-old boy also went missing after the huge waves hit.

Some 17 people were left with injuries after cars were capsized and trees collapsed during the freak weather event.

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Fishing boats were also overturned as the fierce waves battered the coastline without warning.

Rescue crews and divers are now searching for the missing tourists and other locals unaccounted for.

According to one government official, the tsunami was “never anticipated”.