IN PICS | Rare pictures from 1945 on Hiroshima Day; 77 years since World War II atomic bombings
On this day (August 6), 77 years ago, the United States dropped their deadliest atomic bombs on Hiroshima during World War II. After his predecessor Ban Ki Moon's visit in 2010, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was the first UN leader to attend the yearly ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park. The United States used atomic bombs against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9, respectively, during World War II. These images depict the deadly destruction caused.
Ground Zero
Devastation is seen in the vicinity of 'ground zero' after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. August 6 marks 75 years since the United States unleashed the world's first atomic bomb attack on the city of Hiroshima, followed three days later by the second and last on Nagasaki, vaporizing lives, buildings and Japan's capacity for war.
(Photograph:Reuters)
Woman in Nagasaki
A woman being treated shows her wounds caused by an atomic bomb in Nagasaki, Japan March 17, 1948. On August 9, the United States dropped another bomb, dubbed "Fat Man", about 261 miles to the south over Nagasaki, instantly killing more than 75,000 people beneath a mushroom cloud which grew as high as 30,000 feet. Japan surrendered six days later, ending World War Two.
(Photograph:Reuters)
