A relative of the first atomic bomb survivor, views pictures during the religion ceremony to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack, at Buddhist temple on August 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. The world's first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 by the United States during World War II, killing an estimated 70,000 people instantly with many thousands more dying over the following years from the effects of radiation. Three days later another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery) |
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