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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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How many American soldiers died in the bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki?
No one will ever know for certain how many died as a result of the attack on Hiroshima. Some 70,000 people probably died as a result of initial blast, heat, and radiation effects. This included about twenty American airmen being held as prisoners in the city.
When did Kurao Hiroshima die?
Kurao Hiroshima died in 1996.
How many people lived in Hiroshima in World War 2?
By 1945 Hiroshima had a civilian population of almost 300,000 and was an important military center, containing about 43,000 soldiers.
What was the Hiroshima fallout zone after being bombed?
Over 12 miles.
What was the population of the number if people who died in the hiroshima?
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
How may died in hiroshima?
The toll was from 90,000 to 166,000 people in Hiroshima.
How many Japanese soldiers died in hiroshima in World War 2?
20,000 of 80,000 killed in blast
How many American soldiers died in the bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki?
No one will ever know for certain how many died as a result of the attack on Hiroshima. Some 70,000 people probably died as a result of initial blast, heat, and radiation effects. This included about twenty American airmen being held as prisoners in the city.
When did Kurao Hiroshima die?
Kurao Hiroshima died in 1996.
What was one consequence of World War 2?
many people died notonly because of the 2 bombs (hiroshima and nagasaki) but also because of hitlers jew camps and because of the soldiers who died in the war itself.
When did Hajime Takano - governor of Hiroshima - die?
Hajime Takano - governor of Hiroshima - died in 1969.
How many people lived in Hiroshima in World War 2?
By 1945 Hiroshima had a civilian population of almost 300,000 and was an important military center, containing about 43,000 soldiers.
Is a gnus a bird?
no. it died in the hiroshima explosions
What was the Hiroshima fallout zone after being bombed?
Over 12 miles.
How many died in the Hiroshima and Nagosaki bombings?
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
When did Suzuko Numata die?
Suzuko Numata died on July 12, 2011, in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
What was the population of the number if people who died in the hiroshima?
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
