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Chaotic conditions made accurate accounts most difficult. Some victims were vaporized instantly, many survivors were horribly disfigured, and death from radiation was uncertain-it might not claim its victims for days, weeks, months, or even years.
The initial death count in Hiroshima, set at 42,000-93,000, was based solely on the disposal of bodies, and was thus much too low. Later surveys covered body counts, missing persons, and neighborhood surveys during the first months after the bombing, yielding a more reliable estimate of 130,000 dead as of November 1945. A similar survey by officials in Nagasaki set its death toll at 60,000-70,000. (Its plutonium bomb was more powerful, but its destructive range was limited by surrounding hills and mountains).
Additional counts indicated high levels of short-term mortality in both cities:
-Over 90% of persons within 500 meters (1,600 ft.) of ground zero in both cities died.
-At 1.5 km (almost one mile), over 2/3 were casualties, and 1/3 died.
-Of those at a distance of 2 km (1.2 mi.), half were casualties, 10% of whom died.
-Casualties dropped to 10% at distances over 4 km (2.4 mi.)
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Upon impact, 70,000 people were killed instantly and another 70,000 injured. At that time, Hiroshima had a population of around 255,000. It's believed that there were around 140,000 deaths in total.
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What statements correctly describes the destruction the atomic bomb caused at Hiroshima?
lots of weed
What type of bomb was used in hiroshima?
An Atomic Bomb I think.
Dropping the atomic bomb?
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.
Where was the first atomic bomb dropped-?
The city of Hiroshima was the place where the first atomic bomb was dropped.
What part of japan did America attack with a nuclear bomb?
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki RB
How many deaths were caused by the atomic bomb?
70,000 deaths were caused
What happened after hiroshima was hit by the atomic bomb?
It was destroyed as well the deaths it brought.
The temperature of the atomic bomb hiroshima?
The temperature at the hypocenter of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima reached around 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit (3,870 degrees Celsius). This extreme heat generated a powerful fireball and caused widespread destruction in the city.
Why is the Atomic bomb in hiroshima and nagasaki important?
because it caused the unconditional surrender of japan
What statements correctly describes the destruction the atomic bomb caused at Hiroshima?
lots of weed
What effect did the atomic bomb have on hiroshima and nagasaki?
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Who was affected in the atomic bomb?
hiroshima
What city was bomb with the first atomic bomb?
Hiroshima, Japan
What type of bomb was used in hiroshima?
An Atomic Bomb I think.
On 1945 was the bomb dropped on hiroshima a atomic bomb or a uranium bomb?
It was both: an atomic bomb using uranium as its fuel.
A city where an atomic bomb was?
Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
What year was the atomic bomb on hiroshima?
1945
