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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG181-03
Creator Norihiko Myoken
Age at the Time
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,350m
Location Kanayama, Nobori areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 25×35
Description Corpses piled up against bridge pilings
Drawing / Norihiko Myoken
Around 4:00 p.m., August 6, 1945
Kyobashigawa River
(Near the Inaribashi Streetcar Bridge and Yanagi Bridge)
Approx. 1,350m from the hypocenter
The day of the bombing, the rivers filled up with people seriously burned by the heat ray who went there seeking water. Many fell exhausted into the water and were carried away floating on the surface.

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