The Man Who Escaped Hell Twice

The nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were one of the deadliest incidents of man-made disasters but the nuclear blasts not only have stories of blood it also has many more histories to say and the most interesting one be about Mr. Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the one among the millions to witness both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic explosions and the only one to get the official recognition from the government of Japan in the year 2009 as the only survivor of both bombings. Mr. Tsutomu Yamaguchi a resident of Nagasaki was born on March 16, 1916, and worked for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as an oil tanker designer.

Mr. Tsutomu Yamaguchi

On 6th of August 1945 on his way back to the railway station he noticed two parachutes descending from the sky and before he could do anything the atomic explosion took place as a result of which he lost his hearing of left ear and was left with severe burns over his upper body. In spite of heavy bandages around him, he still managed to get to his home in Nagasaki. He returned to work three days later and begun to narrate about the devastating incident at Hiroshima to his colleagues, everyone witnessed the explosion of Nagasaki, but fortunately, this time he was left unhurt. With years passing by he took up the profession of teaching. He wrote a book on his experiences which was published in the year 2007. Yamaguchi once said that “nuclear weapon not only takes life but also the dignity of every individual”. Yamaguchi lost his wife and son due to the adverse effect of the radiation. Mr. Tsutomu Yamaguchi passed away at the age of 93 in the year 2010 on January 4 due to stomach cancer and that too probably due to the radiation effect on him.

It is rightly said that “wounds heal with time but not the scars”.

Nevertheless, he was indeed a fighter! Who battled death twice.

Mr. Yamaguchi's story portrays the aftermath of wars and the price paid by innocent people.

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