Huge blaze erupts at Ras Isa port in Yemen after US airstrike

A large fire has engulfed Ras Isa port in Yemen’s Hodeidah province, after a US strike hit the area earlier today.

Footage shared by Yemeni activists and verified by Al Jazeera shows flames ripping through parts of the port, sending thick smoke into the sky.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the attack, saying it had struck a facility used to store and distribute fuel for Houthi forces. The US claims could not be independently verified.

Ras Isa is one of Yemen’s critical oil terminals, and the strike raises fresh concerns over the worsening humanitarian situation in the war-torn country.