In photographs: Hiroshima and Nagasaki after nuclear attacks 75 years ago

-
A combination of images showing Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombs were dropped by a U.S. Air ForceA combination of images showing Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombs were dropped by a U.S. Air Force
A combination of images showing Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombs were dropped by a U.S. Air Force.


Japan on Thursday marked 75 years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear attacks. Atomic bombs were dropped on the cities on August 6 and 9, 1945, almost completely destroying them. Between 130,000 and 226,000 people — mostly civilians — lost their lives.

These archive photographs show the scale of the devastation the nuclear weapons caused.

Use the slider tool below to compare the photographs of Hiroshima before and after the atomic bomb was dropped by the US Air Force.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum via AFP Photo

A mushroom cloud caused by the nuclear bomb dropped by the B-29 bomber "Enola Gay" over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Photo taken by the US Army on August 6, 1945

Drag the slider across the image below to see photographs taken before and after an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima.

Alamos Scientific Laboratory via AFP Photo

An atomic bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" — the same type that was dropped by a US Army Air Force B-29 bomber on August 6, 1945, on Hiroshima, Japan

AFP

Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory via AFP

An atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" was dropped by a US Army Air Force B-29 bomber on August 9, 1945 over Nagasaki, Japan

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Opobo: Town Where Keeping Dogs, Noise Making At Night Are Forbidden

-
Image
Opobo: Land of the ‘great’ King Jaja where making noise at night is forbidden Boasting of a rich past and an interesting culture, Opobo, homeland of legendary merchant trader, King Jaja, is a place where taboos soar above several other things, writes ERIC DUMO The sight of eye-catching multi-storey buildings greet you as you make your way into Opobo town. Whether you decide to come in through the community’s vast but dilapidated jetty or through its newest entry point at the other end, courtesy of an ongoing road project linking the ancient kingdom to the outside world through Nkoror, its nearest neighbours by land, the sight is the same – beautiful structures squeezed into every available space welcomes you into the town. Until recently when vehicles and motorcycles could go into Opobo from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, or other parts of the country through Bori in Ogoniland and navigating through Nkoror before getting to the community, residents and visitors had to rely on speed boats...
Read more

Dangote Gains $5.8bn In One Day, Now World’s 64th Richest Person

-
Image
Aliko Dangote, Nigeria's and Africa's richest man gained $5.8bn in one day and his total net worth rose to $16.6bn on Tuesday, making him the world’s 64th richest person.  Dangote's wealth fell from $10.5bn at the end of last year to a low of $9.63bn on January 1, 2019, but it grew to $10.8bn on Monday, February 25 as confirmed in a report by Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world’s 500 richest people.  However the net worth of Dangote increased by 23 per cent from $13.5bn on February 26, 2018, to $16.6bn, as he gained $5.8bn in one day, emerging 64th richest person in the world. While he is the only Nigerian on the list of 500 billionaires and also retained his position as Africa’s richest person, it should also be noted that his wealth rise by 58 per cent so far this year, emerged the second biggest mover after Andrew Forrest, founder and largest shareholder of Fortescue Metals Group, the world’s fourth-largest iron ore producer. Forres...
Read more