Hiroshima Tragedy Facts: Indonesian Students Become Victims Of US Atomic Bombings

YOGYAKARTA Japan's defeat in World War II came after the United States dropped an atomic bomb, one of which was in Hiroshima on August 6. During the bombing, there were facts about Hiroshima's tragedy that were interesting to talk about. Check out the following article to get interesting information.

Hiroshima is a city in Japan located on Honshu Island. The city's name became very famous after PD II because it became the first city to be hit by an atomic bomb. Behind his popular name, here are the facts behind the Hiroshima atomic bomb incident.

On the Imperial War Museums website, it is explained that the selection of Hiroshima as the first city to be bombarded with bombs was due to being the center of the economy and the military at that time. In addition, Hiroshima is also considered a city of resistance for Japan which must be destroyed to provide the last deterrent effect'.

Reporting from the website The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the Hiroshima bombing became the first city to be hit by an atomic bomb. Just three days later, namely August 9, another bomb was dropped in gaya City.

The explosion that destroyed Hiroshima was indeed very strong. Even the bomb explosive power dropped by the US is equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT. As a result, the bomb was able to destroy at least 70 percent of the city's buildings.

Reporting from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmement, the estimated death toll in Hiroshima was between 100,000 and 180,000 people. It should be noted at that time that the Hiroshima population was 350,000 people. This means that half of the total population ofndundurs became victims.

Not only did it cause enormous casualties, the Hiroshima atomic bomb also had a long impact on radiation poisoning. Atomic bomb radiation in Japan makes war survivors vulnerable to leuchemicals, cataracts, and malignant tumors.

Even more terrible is the generation born after the Hiroshima tragedy also affected. They have a risk of having a smaller brain size, blindness, and being cancer susceptible.

Another surprising fact is the presence of students from Indonesia who were victims of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The story is told in an article entitled Atom Bombs on Hiroshima) A Real Experience published in the Journal of the Medical Sciences: REGARDING KEDOKTERAN SCIENCE.

In the article, it was stated that in 1943 and 1944, the Japanese government had the Nampo Tokubetsu Ryugakusei scholarship program. The program provides facilities for students from Japanese-occupied countries to study at their universities. One of the program recipients is Indonesia.

There were at least 4 students who were victims while studying in Hiroshima. In the middle of the learning process, suddenly the explosion came together.

The atmosphere outside seems to have been maghrib. We were just surprised. What happened? A large number of time bombs that have been deployed by the enemy without the knowledge of the Hiroshima residents? " said the testimony of Indonesian students who were victims of the Hiroshima bombing.

Those are some facts about the Hiroshima tragedy. Visit VOI.id to get more interesting information.