Released: footage from inside the twin towers 'tomb'

[cal04]

Deep beneath the wreckage of Ground Zero, rescue workers searched for survivors amid tens of thousands of body parts
Previously unseen footage taken by rescue teams working deep below Ground Zero in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of the twin towers reveals for the first time just how dangerous was the search for survivors following the attacks of 11 September 2001.

The footage, to be broadcast in a documentary, 9/11: Ground Zero Underworld, tells the story of the rescue and recovery mission, which saw workers battling to recover trapped survivors. But, other than the 18 people dug out on the first day, no survivors were ever found, and after two weeks the rescue mission turned into a grim collection operation for thousands of body parts.

The footage reveals the efforts of rescue teams making forays into small, undamaged voids, deep beneath the carnage above ground. What they found ranged from decaying bodies to, surprisingly, virtually untouched cars. While some places were completely destroyed, other areas – shopping malls and underground stations – were sufficiently intact for workers to walk around freely.

The documentary, to be shown on Channel 4 on 11 September, also focuses on the forensic teams' painstaking and often harrowing process of identifying victims. For some of those experts , the work became more than just a job.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2919642.ece

[mikelgb]

1. where?

[aquart]

2. The mall was intact?

Then why didn't they leave it alone? All that's left is a bit of floor leading to the subway.

[mia]

3. "...20,000 body fragments..."

Visions of "Pet Goat" have got me crying all over again.

[stillcool]

4. I'm sure it will be very informative...

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Media_control_propaganda/PoliticsNewsMedia.html
from the book
False Hope
by Norman Solomon, 1994
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Popularized renderings of reality, however phony, supply us with shared illusions, suitable for complying with authorized itineraries, the requisite trips through never-never lands of public pretense. Privately, we struggle to make sense of our experiences; perhaps we can create some personal space so that our own perceptions and emotions have room to stretch. But the limits of privatized solutions are severe. Public spheres determine the very air we breathe and the social environments of our lives. The standard detours meander through imposing landscapes. Beyond the outer limits of customary responses, uncharted territory is "weird"-certainly not familiar from watching TV or reading daily papers. Following in the usual footsteps seems to be safer.