Tens of thousands of people, most of them civilians, perished as a result of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, three days later, some of them perishing during the blast while others died because of radiation poisoning.To this day, various landmarks in Hiroshima serve as grim reminders of that tragedy due to the outlines of objects or even people that became imprinted on some surfaces during the nuclear blast.Explore Sputnik's photo gallery to find out more:
On August 6, 1945, the United States of America became the first and only country in the world to use a nuclear weapon against a population center.
Tens of thousands of people, most of them civilians, perished as a result of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, three days later, some of them perishing during the blast while others died because of radiation poisoning.
To this day, various landmarks in Hiroshima serve as grim reminders of that tragedy due to the outlines of objects or even people that became imprinted on some surfaces during the nuclear blast.
The shadow of a handle on a gasometer left an imprint after the 06 August 1945 atomic bomb explosion, two kilometers away from the hypocenter in Hiroshima 15 October 1945.
The survivors of the nuclear bombings became known in Japan as hibakusha; they got subjected to discrimination in the country due to public attitude towards the consequences of radiation sickness.
Above: Hiroshima Branch of Sumitomo Bank after the bombing, the original location of the so-called Human Shadow of Death.
In Hiroshima, gas tanks showing shadowing effects of the flash on asphalt paint.
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