2-2Devastation on August 6

Their clothes ripped to shreds; their skin hanging down
Drawn by Kichisuke Yoshimura

The city was instantly destroyed by the atomic bomb, and many people were killed not knowing what had happened to them. Those who escaped death were fleeing fires in confusion with their appearance completely changed – the faces were swollen by the burns, the peeled skin was hanging down, and the bodies were covered with blood.