Warning: disturbing images. A deadly air balloon accident in Egypt was caught on amateur camera. Vision courtesy Al Jazeera TV.
TERRIFYING video has emerged of a hot-air balloon catching fire before a fatal crash in Egypt.
The amateur footage, recorded from another balloon nearby, was broadcast by Al Jazeera TV today following the deaths of 19 people in the Luxor tragedy.
Smoke can be seen billowing from the stricken craft in an eerie silhouette against the rising sun. Then, the smoke trail goes down to the ground as the balloon collapses and plummets 300m.
Meanwhile, a photographer who witnessed the tragedy has posted an image taken moments before the accident with the words: ''I prefer to remember yesterday like this''.
San Francisco-based freelancer Christopher Michel was taking aerial photos from another balloon when catastrophe struck.
Two of the eight balloons before the tragedy. Picture: Christopher Michel
The casualties included French, British and Japanese tourists.
GALLERY: More of Christopher Michel's pictures from Luxor
As family and friends come to terms with the loss of their loved ones, Michel relived the calm and serenity of the flight before the tragedy.
''I'm a freelance photographer and was shooting the ancient temples of Luxor from the balloon,'' Michel told News Limited.
''It was a smoky morning as the sun rose across the Nile. Incredible beauty harshly juxtaposed with terrible tragedy.
''The picture captures two of the eight balloons flying that morning. It was taken just a few minutes before the tragedy.''
The photographer was unable to confirm whether one of the two balloons captured in the photo is the one that crashed.
Michel, who previously made a balloon excursion with an English pilot, said the Egyptian operation "didn't feel quite as professional" as that of his first voyage.
He told the BBC: "We flew over the ancient ruins. Just before landing in the cornfields, I heard an explosion and saw smoke. I think it was the balloon behind mine.
"I wasn't sure what had happened at first. It was only when we landed we heard the full extent of what happened."
"It's really, really tragic and everyone involved is in a lot of shock."
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