When the atomic bomb fell on August 6, 1945, at least 92,000 people died in Hiroshima, but the exact figure is not known -- the true number could be over twice that, depending on how you count the many who died in the following weeks, months, and years. Photos: 1. A mother and her infant wait for medical help. The baby died ten days later, and the fate of the mother is unknown; 2. USA aerial photo of Hiroshima 3 days before the blast; 3. USA aerial photo of Hiroshima 3 days after the blast; 4. The red ball shows where the air blast took place over Hiroshima; 5. Look closely and you can see the ‘shadow’ of the person who was on the step at the time of the blast - people were vaporized; 6. The Monument to the A-bombed teachers and students of National Elementary Schools. The statue looks north toward the hypocenter ; 7. The Atom Bomb Dome One of the last remaining buildings to have survived the explosion; 8. The “Atom Bomb Dome” at night (August 5, 1995); 9. Sign in Fukuoka, Japan, August 1995.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 03:57:54 +0000
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