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Aerial footage showed dense, black smoke billowing from a burning port in southern Turkey on Thursday, after it reignited again.<\/p>\n
The blaze at Iskenderun – one of two main container ports on Turkey’s Mediterranean southern coast – was caused by Monday’s devastating earthquakes.<\/p>\n
The BBC witnessed several planes trying to put out the flames on Thursday morning, a day after authorities said the fire had been extinguished<\/a>.<\/p>\n All operations were shut down at the port following the quakes and major shipping firms were forced to divert their vessels to other terminals in the region.<\/p>\n Emergency services initially found it difficult to access the fire because of earthquake damage and containers blocking the entrance.<\/p>\n There has been no word yet on when the port will reopen to international ships as it will need to undergo a full inspection.<\/p>\n The aerial footage was filmed by Russia’s emergency ministry. <\/p>\n More than 17,000 people are confirmed to have died in the earthquakes and the death toll is expected to rise as rescue and recovery efforts continue.<\/p>\n Live updates on the rescue efforts here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n