In Pics: We Take A Look Back At Hiroshima Bombing After 73 Years

Seventy-three years ago on August 6, 1945, the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima, Japan and wiped out 90% of the city. The stories of horror still plague us...the damage is irrepairable. 

The devasting tragedy occurred during the final stage of World War II. It instantly killed around 80,000 people and thousands later died of exposure to harmful radiation. After three days, the Japanese city of Nagasaki was also bombed and the estimated death toll was declared to be 75,000. Not just that, it also left a tormenting side-effect amongst the people in Japan who suffered from diseases like leukaemia, delayed development, and paralysis.

It may have been a long time since the bombings, but the devastation is still a reminder of what man is capable of.

We take you back and show you some of the pictures from the horrifying atomic bombing in Hiroshima and share a few heart-wrenching facts. 

1. 70,000 people were killed in less than a minute

2. The atomic bomb was called the 'Little Boy'

3. Buildings were consumed by flames

4. And 70% of the city’s industrial zone was destroyed

5. This is the wrecked framework of the Museum of Science and Industry

6. Three days later, another bomb called the 'Fat Man' was dropped in Nagasaki

Image Source: Wikimedia Commons

7. Nagasaki’s bomb was more powerful than Hiroshima

Image Source: Wikimedia Commons

8. The policemen in Hiroshima were saved because they used 'ducking under the ground' technique

9. Hiroshima explosion was recorded at 8:15 a.m. on a wristwatch found in the ruins

10. There were some survivors who narrated these horrific tale

Kajimoto Yoshiko, a nuclear bomb survivor, has talked about surviving the attack. "I saw a very bright blue light go across the window of the building. I went underneath the machine and covered my eyes and ears. For a moment I imagined my family's faces and thought I would die there," Yoshika said.

11. People are still suffering

The bombings also gave deadly diseases like leukaemia, delayed development, paralysis, keloids, thermal burns and severe mental retardation to the kids who were in their mothers' wombs.

12. Hiroshima, after the atomic bombing

13. Hiroshima, now

Atomic Bomb Dome memorial building in Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima Peace Park Arch, With Genbaku Dome, Hiroshima Japan

People gather under cherry blossom trees by the river in Hiroshima, Japan

Facts sourced from BBC, History TV online and a few other news websites.

Image Source: Shutterstock

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