2. 69th
anniversary
of the
bombing of
Hiroshima
and
Nagasaki

4. About 140,000 people died in Hiroshima and 70,000 in Nagasaki
immediately or by exposure to radiation, between the moment of impact
of bombs and the following December. These two attacks precipitated the
surrender of Japan and the end of the Second World War, August 15, 1945.
Unas 140.000 personas murieron en Hiroshima y unas 70.000 en
Nagasaki inmediatamente o, por la exposición a las radiaciones, entre el
momento del impacto de las bombas y el mes de diciembre
siguiente. Estos dos ataques precipitaron la capitulación de Japón y el
final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el 15 de agosto de 1945.
69th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

9. People pray for the victims of
the 1945 atomic bomb in
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Park

39. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks
ordered by Harry Truman, President of the United States, against the Empire
of Japan. The attacks took place on 6 and 9 August 1945, and put an end to
World War II. After six months of intense bombing of 67 other cities, the
nuclear weapon Little Boy was released on Hiroshima on August 6 lunes1
1945.2 followed by the detonation of the Fat Man on Thursday, August 9 on
Nagasaki bomb. To date these are the only nuclear bombing attacks
history.3
It is estimated that by the end of 1945, the bombs had killed 140,000 people
in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki, 4 although only half had passed the
days of the bombings. Among the victims, 15 to 20% died from injuries or
illness attributed to poisoning radiación.5 Since then, some other people
have died from leukemia (231 observed cases) and various cancers (334
observed) attributed to exposure to radiation released by bombas.6 in both
cities, most of the deaths were of civilians