A passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan killing dozens.

According to local officials, a passenger plane carrying roughly 70 people crashed in Kazakhstan, killing dozens of people.

At least 30 people survived, according to authorities in Azerbaijan, the country where the flight originated.

When Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 tried to make an emergency landing close to the Kazakh city of Aktau, it caught fire.

The airline told the BBC that fog caused the plane to be diverted from its intended route to Grozny, Russia.

The video captures the plane descending quickly into the earth with its landing gear down, then exploding in flames as it touches down.

The aircraft “made an emergency landing” just 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) from Aktau, according to the airline.

According to data from the flight-tracking website Flightradar24, it took off Wednesday at 03:55 GMT from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, and crashed at 06:28.

There has been no confirmation of reports from Russian media that the plane struck a flock of birds before crashing.

Officials from the participating nations have given varying figures for the number of people who survived and those who were on board.

According to the airline, the Embraer 190 carried 62 passengers and 5 crew members, however, other accounts place the number at 72. There are between 28 and 32 survivors, according to reports.

The majority of the passengers were from Azerbaijan, but there were also several from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia.

Unconfirmed video footage showed survivors, some injured, climbing out of the debris.

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have both opened inquiries into the mishap. Being “ready to assist all necessary authorities” was what Embraer informed the BBC.

For comment, the BBC has reached out to Azerbaijan Airlines. Brazilian manufacturer Embraer has a solid safety record and is a minor competitor to Boeing and Airbus.