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An American woman whose traumatized, dust-covered face summed up the horrors of the September 11 attacks has died of stomach cancer at the age of 42.
Marcy Borders, known as “The Dust Lady” thanks to the photograph taken in the immediate aftermath, became one of the most recognizable survivors. She had started work at Bank of America a month before the attack, and was working on the 81st floor of World Trade Centre when the first plane hit.
She managed to make it down to the ground level and was walking away when the second plane struck the tower, leaving her covered from head to foot in thick grey dust.
As the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, this photo brings back powerful memories and reflections.