My daughter was living there at the time, when she woke up her flat mate had left on the TV, she really thought it was a film. She was totally traumatised and a complete wreck, she cannot ever forget the faces of those pitiful people wandering around clutching photos of their missing ones and pleading for anyone to recognise them and assure them they were safe.
Also the son of a friend here in UK was working there, but by a pure act of God or something he wasn't there that day. Imagine though the utter terror of his mum trying to make contact but all lines were down.
It happened.