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GIANT waves buffeted Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana in yet another setback for Olympic chiefs ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.

The waterfront was left flooded after waves measuring 15-FEET inundated the iconic sea front.

Video footage showed visitors wading through water while it poured down a nearby subway stairwell.

A surge of the Rio de Janeiro coast saw the coastline along the iconic Copacabana beach flooded just days before the Olympic Games opening ceremony
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A surge of the Rio de Janeiro coast saw the coastline along the iconic Copacabana beach flooded just days before the Olympic Games opening ceremonyCredit: FAcebook
The setback is just the latest in a string of mishaps to hit the 2016 Games
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The setback is just the latest in a string of mishaps to hit the 2016 GamesCredit: Facebook
The seafront was flooded following the swell, just metres away from where the beach volleyball competition will be held next week
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The seafront was flooded following the swell, just metres away from where the beach volleyball competition will be held next weekCredit: Bandeirinha Copacabana Rio
Water cascaded down the stairs of a beachside subway station on Tuesday
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Water cascaded down the stairs of a beachside subway station on TuesdayCredit: Bandeirinha Copacabana Rio
Millions are expected to descend on the beach during the two-week spectacle
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Millions are expected to descend on the beach during the two-week spectacleCredit: Getty Images
The beach volleyball is set to take place at an arena on the Copacabana
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The beach volleyball is set to take place at an arena on the CopacabanaCredit: Getty Images

Meanwhile, the Olympic Broadcast Centre was hit by giant waves on the Atlantic coast.

It comes as fears over an ISIS attack at the Games begin to build following threats made about specific targets in Portuguese.

More than 14,000 security officials are to be deployed as part of an 85,000-person army aimed at preventing a terror attack.

Fears have increased after the terror group began openly recruiting Portuguese speakers.

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Posting in a telegram message in Brazil's national language, one unidentified extremist wrote: "Inspire the Believers! Lone Wolf from anywhere in the world can move to Brazil now.

"Visas and tickets and travel to Brazil will be very easy to get in sha Allah.”

More than 17 suggested targets around the Olympic Park were identified with American, British and Israeli spectators and athletes mentioned specifically.

Brazilian security forces have been working alongside American intelligence services to prepare for the two-week spectacle, which kicks off on Friday.

Some were even whisked to the Super Bowl to gain experience of handling a large sporting event.

Brazilian chiefs have stepped up security at the Games after anonymous messages suggested ISIS were recruiting Portuguese-speaking extremists
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Brazilian chiefs have stepped up security at the Games after anonymous messages suggested ISIS were recruiting Portuguese-speaking extremistsCredit: Getty Images
Many of the 85,000 staff employed to protect the Games have been trained in line with advice from American security experts
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Many of the 85,000 staff employed to protect the Games have been trained in line with advice from American security expertsCredit: Reuters
Some of the Brazilian security staff have picked up experience of big sporting events by working with US officials at the Super Bowl
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Some of the Brazilian security staff have picked up experience of big sporting events by working with US officials at the Super BowlCredit: AAP
A specific threat was made to the Games via anonymous messaging app Telegram
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A specific threat was made to the Games via anonymous messaging app TelegramCredit: Getty Images

The Games hit yet more choppy waters yesterday when part of the sailing venue fell into the sea.

The giant blue ramp lies half-submerged with mangled metal visible as a crane lifts it from the water.

But International Olympic Committee spokesman Daniel Santiago insisted: "It won't affect training, or competition.

"They've got a 25-person team working on it at the moment. The delivery promise is Friday."

The accident at Marina de Gloria is the latest problem to beset Brazil's first Olympics.

In a race to finish the Olympic Park some of the first nations to arrive suggested the athletes' village is not up to scratch.

The damage to the Rio sailing venue comes just days before the Games' opening ceremony on Friday
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The damage to the Rio sailing venue comes just days before the Games' opening ceremony on FridayCredit: Getty Images
Olympic teams have been greeted with filthy and unfinished accommodation
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Olympic teams have been greeted with filthy and unfinished accommodationCredit: Belarus Olympic Committee
The Belarus Olympic Committee posted snaps of the Rio Olympic village which appeared to be unfinished and uncomfortable
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The Belarus Olympic Committee posted snaps of the Rio Olympic village which appeared to be unfinished and uncomfortable

Belarus athletes tweeted pictures of their rooms covered in dirt with unwashed duvets.

While a fire in the basement of the Australian federation's accommodation saw Aussie stars forced to evacuate the village on Friday night.

Brazilian firefighters were even accused of nicking kit from the evacuated rooms, with a laptop amongst the valuables missing.

The mosquito-borne Zika epidemic has overshadowed the Games, with Northern Ireland golf superstar Rory McIlroy citing it as the reason behind his absence.

And The Sun exclusively revealed on Sunday how Brazilian officials have drafted in UN security experts over fears terror group ISIS could attack the Games with a dirty bomb.

More than 10,500 athletes are expected at the two-week sporting extravaganza as Rio becomes the first South American city to host a Games.

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