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Reliving The Unspeakable Horrors Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki Attack
Aug 4, 2020
Japan this week marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed over 200,000 people and left many more deeply traumatised and even stigmatised.
Here are some facts about the devastating attacks:
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in western Japan on August 6, 1945, by the US bomber Enola Gay.
The bomb, weighing 13-16 kilotons, was nicknamed “Little Boy” but its impact was anything but small.
It detonated about 600 metres from the ground, with a force equivalent to 15,000 tonnes of TNT, and killed 140,000 people.
Tens of thousands died instantly, while others succumbed to injuries or illness in the weeks, months and years that followed.
Three days later, the US dropped a second bomb dubbed “Fat Man” on the city of Nagasaki, killing another 74,000 people.
The attacks remain the only time atomic bombs have been used in wartime.
Graphic on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Japan on August 6
When the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, the first thing people noticed was an “intense ball of fire” according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
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