Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Hiroshima

On August 6, 1945 the nuclear weapon Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima by USA, directly killing an estimated 80,000 people and completely destroying approximately 68% of the city's buildings. In the following months, an estimated 60,000 more people died from injuries or radiation poisoning. Since 1945, several thousand more hibakusha* have died of illnesses caused by the bomb. After the nuclear attack, Hiroshima was rebuilt and the closest surviving building to the location of the bomb's detonation was designated the Genbaku Dome (原爆ドーム) or "Atomic Dome", a part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park( see Picture).

Nagasaki

On 9 August 1945, Nagasaki was the target of the world's second atomic bomb attack at 11:02 a.m., when the north of the city was destroyed and an estimated 39,000 people were killed. According to statistics given at the Nagasaki Peace Park, the dead totaled 73,884, injured 74,909 and diseased 120,820. Most of those who died were civilians.The city was rebuilt after the war, albeit dramatically changed. Some of the rubble was left as a memorial, such as a one-legged torii† gate and an arch near ground zero. New structures were also raised as memorials, such as the Atomic Bomb Museum. Nagasaki remains first and foremost a port city, supporting a rich shipping industry and setting a strong example of perseverance and peace. The picture is for Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 60,000 feet into the air

*Hibakusha (被爆者, Hibakusha) : is the term widely used in Japan referring to victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

†Torii (鳥居, torii): is a traditional Japanese gate commonly found at the entry to a Shinto shrine, although it can be found at Buddhist temples.

By ABDOUL-WAHAB,Magued;
Source: wikipedia with some modification