"Japan recognizes dozens more 'black rain' victims as Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors
<cite class="el-editorial-source" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: CNN, "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700;">(CNN)</cite>A Japanese court recognized dozens of victims of radioactive "black rain" as survivors of the Hiroshima atomic bombing on Wednesday, clearing the way for them to receive medical benefits just days before the 75th anniversary of the attack.
In its verdict, the Hiroshima district court said the 84 plaintiffs, who suffered radiation-related illnesses after the World War II bombing, should receive the same benefits as other victims who lived closer to the blast range.
The United States dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, a city in southwest Japan, on August 6, 1945, killing more than 70,000 people instantly. A second bomb followed three days later over Nagasaki and killed 40,000 more.
The bombings left tens of thousands of others to die slowly from burns or radiation-related illnesses. They also caused radioactive "black rain" to fall across the region -- a mixture of fallout particles from the explosion, carbon residue from citywide fires, and other dangerous elements. The black rain fell on peoples' skin and clothing, was breathed in, contaminated food and water, and caused widespread radiation poisoning.
The US remains the only country to use an atomic bomb in war."
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/asia/hiroshima-black-rain-verdict-intl-hnk/index.html
<cite class="el-editorial-source" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: CNN, "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700;">(CNN)</cite>A Japanese court recognized dozens of victims of radioactive "black rain" as survivors of the Hiroshima atomic bombing on Wednesday, clearing the way for them to receive medical benefits just days before the 75th anniversary of the attack.
In its verdict, the Hiroshima district court said the 84 plaintiffs, who suffered radiation-related illnesses after the World War II bombing, should receive the same benefits as other victims who lived closer to the blast range.
The United States dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, a city in southwest Japan, on August 6, 1945, killing more than 70,000 people instantly. A second bomb followed three days later over Nagasaki and killed 40,000 more.
The bombings left tens of thousands of others to die slowly from burns or radiation-related illnesses. They also caused radioactive "black rain" to fall across the region -- a mixture of fallout particles from the explosion, carbon residue from citywide fires, and other dangerous elements. The black rain fell on peoples' skin and clothing, was breathed in, contaminated food and water, and caused widespread radiation poisoning.
The US remains the only country to use an atomic bomb in war."
continued at:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/asia/hiroshima-black-rain-verdict-intl-hnk/index.html
