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Tsunami kills 1 in southern Iran, 5 go missing

19 March 2017 16:49 (UTC+04:00)
Tsunami kills 1 in southern Iran, 5 go missing

By Trend

A tsunami hit the port city of Dayyer in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, killing one and leaving five missing.

The high waves that hit the coastline surprised New Year tourists, killing a 51-year-old man, IRIB news agency reported March 21.

An eight-year-old boy from Dayyer, as well as four Iranian tourists in their a car, also disappeared after they were hit by waves.

In the meantime, 17 people were also injured, some cars were capsized, and trees and canopies fell down. A number of fishing boats also sank.

No official report has yet revealed the height of the waves.

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