President Vladimir Putin has ordered several planes to be sent to Iran to help deal with the aftermath of a blast at Iran's port of Bandar Abbas, Russia's emergency ministry said on Sunday.Putin has expressed his condolences over the loss of life and offered to provide a help to Iran dealing with the aftermath of a blast,

The death toll from a massive explosion at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port has climbed to 70, with over 1,200 injured. Officials have said that the blaze, likely caused by improperly stored chemicals, is now under control after raging for two days.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered several emergency planes to be sent to Iran to help extinguish a fire in the port of Bandar Abbas, Russian state-run news agency TASS reported on Sunday. Iranian state media have reported that a huge blast probably caused by the explosion of chemical materials killed at least 25 people and injured more than 700 on Saturday at Bandar Abbas,