Atomic Bomb Survivor:Ā Sumitery Taniguchi
The frail 86-year-old body of Sumitery Taniguchi is a web of scars, that have criss-crossed his skin for 70 years. The elderly man was one of the many tens of thousands of victims of the atomic blast that destroyed the Japanese port city of Nagasaki, on August 9 1945.
He is still unable to fully straighten his left arm, while his wife rubs moisturizing cream onto his scars every morning to reduce the irritation. Three of his ribs half rotted away following the attack and still press against his lungs, leaving unnatural dents and swellings in his chest.
He has revealed his scars as part of his work with the Nagasaki survivorsā group that he leads, in the struggle against nuclear proliferation. He and his group hope that no one will ever again suffer the pain of a nuclear blast. (Source)



















