On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the first atomic weapon on Hiroshima, Japan, instantly killing tens of thousands of people and unleashing suffering that has lasted for generations after World War II ended. In this video, survivors - known in Japanese as hibakusha - recall how that sunny morning turned into devastation.

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