Hundreds of people have been killed in clashes between rival army factions in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
Gunfire was ringing out into the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to a reporter on the scene.
"There are people walking in the city this morning, but it would be premature to say things are back to normal," he said.
A tank patrols a street in Juba The government under President Salva Kiir has ordered the airport to reopen, although regional airlines said they are waiting for security guaranties before allowing flights bound for Juba to take off.
"We are waiting for confirmation that the airport is safe," a Kenya Airways official said. "For the moment it is 50-50".
The US has ordered non-essential embassy staff out of the country, the world's youngest nation, amid fears of a descent into wider ethnic violence.
President Salva Kiir (L) and Riek Machar The fighting appears to be taking place along ethnic lines, UN Security Council president Gerard Araud, France's UN ambassador, told the 15-member council.
Mr Kiir has accused troops loyal to former vice-president Riek Machar - who was sacked in July - of staging a coup attempt in the oil-rich but deeply impoverished nation.
Mr Kiir is an ethnic Dinka while Mr Machar is a Nuer.
Riek Machar remains "on the run", say government officials Mr Machar has meanwhile denied any attempt to topple the president, instead accusing the president of using the violence as a pretext to purge any challengers.
"What took place in Juba was a misunderstanding between presidential guards within their division, it was not a coup attempt," he told the Paris-based Sudan Tribune website, in his first public remarks since the fighting started.
"Kiir wanted to use the alleged coup attempt in order to get rid of us."
A child is treated in a Juba hospital UN leader Ban Ki-moon spoke with Mr Kiir on Tuesday and urged him to offer "dialogue" with the opposition. Mr Ban also spoke with the president of neighbouring Uganda, Yoweri Musseveni, about the unrest.
The Security Council meeting was called at the request of the US, which has ordered non-essential diplomatic staff out of South Sudan.
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