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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