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A 1988 UK government estimate stated that there would be around 100 deaths by 2007 as a result of exposure to radioactive material. [3] [4] More recent academic research carried out in 2007 estimated that 100 to 240 deaths were caused by the radiation leak. [5] [6] [7] 1 (disputed) Fukushima nuclear disaster: 2011 March
The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) (Japanese:原爆傷害調査委員会, Genbakushōgaichōsaiinkai) was a commission established in 1946 in accordance with a presidential directive from Harry S. Truman to the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council to conduct investigations of the late effects of radiation among the atomic-bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. [1]
The firebombing of Tokyo, codenamed Operation Meetinghouse, on 9–10 March, killed an estimated 100,000 people and destroyed 41 km 2 (16 sq mi) of the city and 267,000 buildings in a single night. It was the deadliest bombing raid of the war, at a cost of 20 B-29s shot down by flak and fighters. [ 42 ]
During the war, Korea had been under Japanese imperial rule, and many Koreans were forced to go to Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a labor force. According to recent estimates, about 20,000 Koreans were killed in Hiroshima and about 2,000 died in Nagasaki. It is estimated that one in seven of the Hiroshima victims was of Korean ancestry. [13]
Pages in category "People killed during the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
He was just 13 when the 10,000lb atomic bomb “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, landing around 3.2km from his family home. The scenes from that day would be “imprinted on ...
Official numbers kept by the City of Nagasaki indicate 74,000 deaths in immediate aftermath, and a total of 143,124 including those who died later of a-bomb related illnesses. That amounts to ~70,000 who died months or years later.
In April 2023, the Times Leader reported that Ava Fellerman, 20, daughter of attorney Greg Fellerman, was one of three people killed when two vehicles collided head-on on State (Florida) Road 44 ...