ABC Australia follows some of the survivors as they struggle to come to terms with the horror. "In one sense things will never be the same, with the memories and the things that we both saw that day," says one resident, forced to leave Manhattan, not knowing when she will be back. "It's horrible. It's horrible. You don't feel safe going anywhere. We want to get out of here," says another.

Although everyone at ground zero is attempting to piece together something of their old lives, washing away the dust of the pulverised buildings, there's no sweeping away the horrific memories. "The problem is a lot of these people have seen flying body parts, they've seen people jumping from windows, people running from the exhaust," says Julie Harvey, who has been photographing the scenes.

A sudden call to evacuate the area illustrates the insecurity rife amongst the residents. Fear that the nearby Liberty building is about to collapse triggers horrific images fresh in everyone's minds and the result is a stampede out of the area. "You're just getting out of here?" asks Philip Williams. "Well, I just need a few things right now. My Place is covered in ash," responds a displaced resident. Includes emotive interviews and powerful footage capturing the fear and destruction that dominated Manhattan.

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