HIROSHIMA - A PAGE OF HISTORY WITH A GORY IMAGE




On 6th August 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing has passed. It is the first time which a country using Atomic bombs in a war. Around 90000 people killed in the blast. Atomic bombs Dropped by USA. Around 60,000 people injured. During the following day a large number of people died by the radiation sickness.
A Uranium Gun type atomic bomb Named “Little Boy” was dropped on Japanese Hiroshima by Lt.Col. Paul W Tibbetts. Bomb loaded in the fighter aircraft B29 Enola Gay. The bomb has an explosion power of 15,000 tons TNT.
During the year 1945 the Second World War was ended in Europe after Instrument of Surrender Signed by Nazi Germany and Italy .Due to the Japanese Resistance the Pacific war continued, Japan refused the allied proposal of unconditional Surrender to Allied Powers in Potsdam Conference of July 26, 1945.

Hiroshima was a Industrially and military significant place during the world war. Most importance was the Head Quarters of Field Marshal Shun Roku Hata’s Second general army which commanded the defense of all southern Japan.
At that Day also Hiroshima woke with a pleasant sunrise when the time reached 8.15 am people heard a sound of blast and found a big cloud the buildings are burnt not only burnt it’s got melted .people can’t see anything for a few moments. People ran away for saving their lives. But the explosion is unthinkable, the bomb was fallen on a hospital. Some people jumped into the river and canals but the water in these river and canal become boiled. Building of Japan is more strong design than other countries because the continuous Earth quake threats. These buildings never collapse in earth quakes. But these buildings melted in the explosion. Bodies of the people are become unidentifiable. There were Around 90,000 buildings in Hiroshima before bombing but after the Bombing 28,000 remained. The city became a graveyard. Over 90% Doctors and 93% Nurses were killed or injured in Hiroshima, doctors and nurses are not available for rescue for 2 to 3 days.
Hiroshima Before Bombing and After Bombing
A Survivor of Hiroshima Bombing

After 2 days USA detonated another Atomic Bomb (Plutonium) called “Fat Man” in another city Nagasaki on 9th August 1945.around 80,000 people were died in this explosion. Around 2.5 lakhs people were died in two explosion. After the Nagasaki explosion Japan signed the instrument of Surrender with the allied powers. the second world war become an end, A Gory End.  During the period of 1950 -2000 around 46%of leukemia death and 11% of solid cancer death among the Survivors. Nowadays also both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffering from the fatal diseases due to the Radiation Consequences.




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