FUKAHORI Satoru, then an 11-year-old sixth grader at a national school.
He was exposed to the atomic bomb at a relative's home in Motohara, Nagasaki City, about 1.5 kilometers from ground zero.
His family home was located about 600 meters from the hypocenter. Satoru gathered what he believed to be the bones of his mother and grandmother from the charred remains of his house and buried them alone.
His siblings also succumbed one after another to the effects of radiation, and all seven members of his family died.
He and his older brother, who was two years his senior and had survived, built a hut in the burnt ruins to shelter from the elements. They survived by eating anything they could find—snakes, frogs, lizards.
Despite enduring poor health and discrimination, he recounted repeatedly contemplating death, asking himself, “What am I living for?”
After more than 50 years since the bombing, Satoru began sharing his experiences. He told children that the atomic bomb, which indiscriminately drives everything to death and destruction, must never be used again.

This video was recorded in 2014.

The Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors’group, also known as“Nagasaki Atomic bomb Survivors Council”(Nagasaki-Hisaikyo) and NBC Nagasaki Broad casting Company signed an agreement.
As part of the “World Project” to commemorate 80 years since the atomic bombing. The project is promoted by the Nagasaki Disaster Relief Association.Voices of atomic bomb survivors recorded by NBC are uploaded to the Nagasaki Atomic bomb Survivors Council’s YouTube channel,News movie streaming service “NBC NEWS DIG” and others.

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