This eye-opening app shows users what it would be like if their town was hit by the Hiroshima bomb

On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing about 66,000 people and injuring 69,000. Tens of thousands more suffered from radiation disease in the years after.

To mark the 70th anniversary, Public Radio International has created a sobering app that shows users the extent of damage that would take place if the same bomb was dropped today in their town or anywhere else in the world. The team behind the app used several reports, including "The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" prepared by the Manhattan Engineer District and "The Effects of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki" by the United States Strategic Bombing Survey, to ensure its accuracy. Visit PRI's website to use the eye-opening app.

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