Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki: 10 Photos to Commemorate the 68th Anniversary

August 9, 2013 is the 68th anniversary of the United States dropping the Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. The city was completely destroyed and up to 80,000 people were killed either instantly or within the first few months as a result of the atomic bomb. On August 15, 1945, just six days after the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan announced its unconditional surrender to the United States thus ending World War II. To commemorate this event, here are ten photos of the bomb and the aftermath it caused. (Getty)

A makeshift house, made from the rubble left by the atomic bomb explosion in Nagasaki. (Getty)

Victims of the atomic explosion in Nagasaki lie dead in a ditch after being thrown from the tram in which they were travelling. (Getty)

A road in Nagasaki soon after the dropping of the atomic bomb. (Getty)

The city of Nagasaki, devastated by the atomic bomb. (Getty)

A photograph of the atomic bomb dropped in Nagasaki shows how it exploded 50m above ground. (Getty)

A victim of the atomic bomb explosion in 1945 over Nagasaki, Japan. Radiation made life unbearable for many residents who survived the initial explosion. (Getty)

Battered religious figures stand on a hill above the tattered valley. (Getty)

The Roman Catholic cathedral is destroyed after the atomic bomb was dropped. (Getty)