It was just under 15 minutes until 9:00 a.m. on September 11, 2001 in New York City when an American Airlines plane crashed into one of the Twin Towers. The world will never be the same. These paintings depict scenes of destruction and pain, as well as hope in the hands of rescuers. 20 Iconic Images of the September 11th Attacks.
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Influence
The moment United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
Flame in the North Tower
A close-up of the fire that broke out in the North Tower of the World Trade Center after the first plane hijacked by al-Qaeda crashed.
Survivor
The man who escaped the World Trade Center burst into tears and tore his shirt.
Panorama
The panoramic image of the burning Twin Towers also shows the scale of the tragedy.
The south tower collapsed
The South Tower of the World Trade Center was the second to be hit by al-Qaeda terrorists, but it was the first to fall.
Collapse of the North Tower
New Yorkers flee as they see the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapse, 102 minutes after it was hit by one of the hijacked planes.
Manhattan under smoke
Smoke and ash covered southern Manhattan after the collapse of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
Unbreathable air
A group of people leave the area around the World Trade Center, covering their noses. A week later, authorities declared Manhattan’s air “safe to breathe.”
Stampede
A firefighter emerges from a cloud of dust created by the collapse of the World Trade Center.
ash
A lone man walks along a deserted Manhattan sidewalk in a haze of dust. After the disaster, the streets were covered with debris, white dust and ash.
Marcy Borders
An image of Marcy Borders covered in dust, for which she was known as dusty lady – It became another symbol of the events of September 11th. The woman died in 2015 from stomach cancer, diagnosed after the attacks and which she attributed to the events of that day.
Contrast
The contrast between the light at dawn on September 12 and the smoke in the ruins of the Twin Towers.
Cry for help
A New York City firefighter calls 10 rescuers to approach the ruins of the World Trade Center during search and rescue operations.
Missing
The attacks killed 2,996 people, including 19 terrorists, and injured more than 25,000. New York’s hospitals and streets were filled with posters containing photographs of possible victims or missing persons.
Symbol
A bronze statue covered in dust in the ruins of the World Trade Center. In the photo, he is holding a note that reads: “In memory of all those who gave their lives and tried to save so many people.”
Battlefield
Debris from the World Trade Center covers dozens of cars; The image shows how the dust cloud reached large areas of Manhattan.
Without rest
US fire, military and rescue teams worked for days in the ruins of the World Trade Center to put out fires caused by the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Expects
In the Tribecca neighborhood of midtown Manhattan, a few blocks from the World Trade Center, neighbors and relatives are leaving messages in the dust covering store and car windows.
Bravery
Two days after the September 11 attacks, New Yorkers took to the streets to support teams working to find survivors from the rubble of the World Trade Center.
Bravery
Firefighter Tony James cries during the funeral of Mychal Judge, the New York City Fire Department chaplain who died while saying goodbye to a firefighter at the World Trade Center. Among the nearly 3,000 victims were 343 firefighters.
Source: Digital Trends
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