2007-04-23 13:11:26 · 8 answers · asked by LaLa 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Air bursts have higher damage than ground level detonations.
Radiation poisoning as some have mentioned above.
Poorly constructed buildings.
Few evacuated after the US dropped leaflets informing them of the impending nuclear attack.
2007-04-23 20:30:35 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The radiation caused from the bomb, which made people's hair fallout, skin cancer, cuts or injuries that were severely burned and made their skin peeled. People who had skin contact with the air or weren't part of the victims came to investigate, their skin were not treated immediately therefore died within a few weeks.
2007-04-23 20:17:12 · answer #2 · answered by Red Panda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Radiation was the greatest killer for those who survived the blast itself, serious burns, blindness and horrendous injuries cause by falling buildings.
There were just too many casualties for all survivors to be treated.
2007-04-23 20:20:38 · answer #3 · answered by Murray H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
radiation poisoning, shock wave, all side effects of the actual bomb itself.
The Japanese are very proud people, and many committed suicude to prevent them from surrendering or being taken prisoner. Mothers killed their children and there were mass suicides.
2007-04-23 21:35:50 · answer #4 · answered by Jenny J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Japanese beheading contests in Nanjing, China sure didn't lower the death toll.
2007-04-23 20:15:41 · answer #5 · answered by Joe D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Radiation sickness was one of them, then I think the other must be just the general chaos of an event such as that happening.
2007-04-23 20:15:14 · answer #6 · answered by HachiMachi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nobody knew how to treat radiation from the fall out
2007-04-23 20:15:31 · answer #7 · answered by cheesehead with an attitude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
population density
infrastructure destroyed (ie roads, hospitals, etc)
2007-04-23 20:15:27 · answer #8 · answered by Yancy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋