Hiroshima bombing survivor’s memoir captures devastation

A newly unearthed memoir by Kiyoshi Tanimoto, a Hiroshima bombing survivor, provides a harrowing firsthand account of the atomic bomb’s aftermath. Tanimoto describes the terrifying journey across the devastated city to find his wife and child, encountering countless injured and dying people. The extract, published in The Guardian, offers a rare personal perspective on the August 6, 1945 attack, which killed tens of thousands instantly.