“At the request of the Turkish side and in accordance with the instructions of the head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry Alexander Kurenkov, the department is sending the Be-200 aircraft to the Republic of Turkey.
The amphibious aircraft is planned to be used to assist in extinguishing a powerful fire that is growing in the port of Iskenderun, ”the press service of the TASS agency quotes.
Earlier it was reported that the fire in the port of the Turkish city of Iskenderun could not be extinguished for the second day.
The fire is spreading over a wide area.
According to media reports, a coast guard ship was involved in the fight against him.
Containers with cargo caught fire on the evening of February 6, overturned during the earthquake.