The city was instantly flattened, and an estimated 140,000 people were killed or died within months after the American bomber Enola Gay dropped its deadly payload in the waning days of World War II.

这座城市立时夷为平地，而在美国轰炸机机长埃诺拉·盖伊于二战最后几天投下致命的弹头后，估计有14万人当场死亡或于几个月内死亡。