The human aftermath of Hiroshima

The impact of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima began on 6 August, when a Little Boy was dropped on the city; over the next two to four months, the effects killed 90,000 to 166,000 people.

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   the impact of the atomic bomb on hiroshima · Wikipedia · 60+ min read

   An estimated 90,000 to 166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000 to 80,000 people in Nagasaki died in 1945, with a majority in each case killed on the days of the bombings due to the force and heat of the blasts themselves. Nearly all of the remainder died within two to four months due to radiation exposure and resulting complications. After the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, survivors often walked through the ruins without knowing where to go, encountering cries from people trapped in crushed structures and people with horrific burns. Small fires merged into a fast-moving firestorm, killing many trapped people, while many people who jumped into Hiroshima's rivers seeking sanctuary drowned. Hiroshima's postwar rebuilding was supported by the national government through the Hiroshima Peace Memorial City Construction Law passed in 1949. The law provided financial assistance for reconstruction and donated land previously owned by the national government and used for military purposes.

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   Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Causes, Impact & Deaths | HISTORY · HISTORY · 4 min read

   The atomic bomb's impact on Hiroshima began on August 6, 1945, when an American B-29 bomber dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb over the city. The explosion immediately killed an estimated 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure.

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   Hiroshima · Bookshop.org

   Hiroshima by John Hersey tells the stories of six survivors and describes how witness accounts convey the impact of a nuclear explosion on the people of the city.

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