Humdrum of daily life returns — but fear lies beneath
One is an advertisement for a horror film called The Descent, which tells the story of a caving expedition that goes horribly wrong. The film seeks to capitalise on people's fear of being trapped underground. On Thursday in London, commuters on the Tube experienced that terror for real. Many did not get out.
At last count yesterday, the death toll had reached 49. Thirteen of those people had been killed in the bus explosion at Tavistock Square. The explosions on the three Underground stations had claimed the others. But the Metropolitan Police could not say for sure how many had died. The reason was simple: firefighters and medical crews had focused on getting those who were still alive out of the wreckage of the trains. The dead they had temporarily left behind.
