People Searching for help in the Rivers; Those who were Seeking Water
The clothes of the people who received a direct hit from the bomb were burnt to crisps, and their skin was just like the skin of potatoes when you boil them. Their bodies, ears, and hands would dangle; hair was as if they were just wearing hats; faces shining red with wide eyes; bright red lips; the skin on the back had peeled clean off; blood dripping from their tainted red bodies. Their ultimate death getting nearer with every passing minute, they were searching for water to satisfy their thirst. Once they got water, they would guzzle it down with all their might, and as they felt relieved, would take their last breath.
- Drawing / Chie Harada (18 at the time of the bombing, 47 when she drew this picture)
Approx. 1,550m from the hypocenter / near Tokiwa-Bridge (Higashi Hakushima-cho) - August 6, 1945, Around 9:30 a.m.
