A passenger jet carrying nearly 100 people has crashed near Almaty airport in Kazakhstan today (December 27).

Footage shows a residential building destroyed by the plane's wreckage, while emergency services attend.

Kazakh authorities said the aircraft was heading to the capital Nur-Sultan when it lost altitude during the takeoff.

15 have been confirmed dead and dozens of others have been wounded.

an investigation team worked there, cordoned off the entire territory, collected the wreckage of the aircraft, and did not interfere with the investigation. People in black are the police. A plane that fell on a residential building. The police and firefighters work. Emergency service collects the wreckage of the aircraft.