The Mother who Attempted to Break through the Wall to Save her Pinned-Down Daughter
The fire was inching closer to the mother at the wall. Under the collapsed house, "ah..." the voice of her living daughter would squeeze out. Ultimately, the mother was unable to make a hole large enough to save her daughter.
- Drawing / Chiyoe Kagawa (39 at the time of the bombing, 69 when she drew this picture)
Approx. 1,400m from the hypocenter, Nishihakushima-cho
August 6, 1945, immediately after the bombing
