On August 2nd Hiroshima was the primary target in Japan for the atomic bomb to be dropped and cause the surrender of the Japanese in World War II. On August 6 Little Boy(atomic bomb) was dropped on Hiroshima causing many deaths and destroying the whole city. The firestorm in Hiroshima ultimately destroyed 13 square kilometers(5 square miles) of the city. Almost 63% of the buildings in Hiroshima were completely destroyed after the bombing and nearly 92% of the structures in the city had either been destroyed or damaged by the blast.



Total deaths- Ranged to about 100,000 to 180,000 out of the whole population of 350,000.