On 6 August 1945, the US dropped a atomic bomb called ‘Little Boy’ on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. This was the first use of nuclear weapons during the war in the world. After the bomb fell, a large part of Hiroshima city was completely destroyed and about 1,40,000 people were killed. Three days later, on August 9, the US dropped another bomb on Nagasaki, the second city of Japan, in which about 70,000 people lost their lives.

Program organized at Shanti Memorial
A special program was organized at the Shanti Memorial of Hiroshima on 6 August 2025, on Wednesday on the 80th anniversary of this tragedy. Japanese Prime Minister Shegeru Ishiba, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui and officials from all over the world participated in it. On this occasion, people expressed concern about the risk of increasing nuclear weapons and appealed for peace. Prime Minister Ishiba and other leaders laid flowers at the tomb.

More than 200,000 people lost their lives
About 2 lakh people died due to two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Some people were immediately killed by the explosion, while many people died gradually due to diseases and burns caused by radiation. The effect of these bombs is still affecting the lives of people.

Painful stories of eyewitnesses
After the Hiroshima attack, the survived Shingo Naiito told the BBC that his father was badly burnt in the explosion and became blind. His skin was hanging and he could not even hold his son’s hand. His father and two younger siblings were killed in this attack.

Method and destruction of bomb drops
On the morning of 6 August, the US dropped a uranium -based atomic bomb named ‘Little Boy’ from a bombary aircraft. 44 seconds after falling from the bomb plane, about 500 meters above the ground burst into the air and became a huge fireball, which engulfed the entire city.

Horrific memories of childhood
Kunihiko Ida was only three years old when the attack took place. His house was less than one kilometer from the center of the explosion. After the blast, he was buried under the rubble, but his grandfather rescued him. However, his mother and sister passed away after some time due to diseases caused by radiation.

Effect of radiation for years
The effect of radiation in Hiroshima was seen for many years. People faced serious problems like skin diseases, bleeding and cancer. People survived in the attack are still victims of social discrimination, so many people kept their experiences hidden.

Some witnesses are still alive today
Now the number of eyewitnesses of Hiroshima attack is decreasing rapidly. Nearly 100 people are still alive, but many of them still do not want to tell their story for fear of that pain and social separation. For people like Kunihiko, these memories are such that it is very difficult to live again.