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welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us said of minnie's marking 75 yeahs of the dropping of the atomic bomb on hiroshima what affected by an unfolding tragedy of our times the covert 1000 pandemic scheme to back events meant fewer people in attendance with many survivors watching from home to reflect on a watershed moment in history that came at the cost of some 140000 lives. thank you all this 61945

a single atomic bomb destroyed hiroshima. the whole. coronavirus will not stop me from campaigning for a world free from nuclear weapons and nothing you have. learned when you think about that time that's tragic and cruel and should never happen again. but you know here's a thought on your you remember how i did that nothing a great here to 75 in the years fuck you will hire you i must of. course just know i know yet hiroshima recovered becoming a single pace with people from all around the world is it in the city. that they

were. and future generations of japanese continue to pay the price for the bombing of hiroshima but the story of 112 year old girl in particular has come to define the suffering. so. this is a paper crane. just before she died ortiz. was just 12 years old when she passed away in 1055 she died from the effects of exposure to the year same atomic bomb. in the decade since cycle has become the symbol of the nuclear war and civilians and the 1000 people before her death became an emblem of determination and peace.

hiroshima house an important military base but was considered calm and peaceful before the bombing. by thanks to the families long. but other 6945 changed everything. for the 1st time in history the united states air force that needed an atomic bomb over hiroshima. the same with as you are you i was 4 and sidecar was 2 it was a sunny day and we were having breakfast i say that of those visitors who caught the atmosphere or so the thought there was something pretty something sparkling and shiny in the sky i remember that clearly your group of working class. so i thought at that very moment i couldn't understand what had happened but our house was completely destroyed year comes in. smyth. the

explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed up to $80000.00 people. or our grandmother's body was found in a sister next to the houses so she died putting her head in a cistern to avoid the flames it doesn't but the true toll of the bombing continue to unfold as survivors dealt with its aftermath so still. grew up without any big problems until the 6th grade of elementary school she was quite energetic and a healthy child the more so when statical was in the 6th grade she was diagnosed with the kenya. soon hospitalized set out on a mission she began flooding paper cranes inspired by a japanese legend that says folding $1000.00 of them would make a wish come true. the wish getting well and calling home. so most who are symbolic. salak or folded her 1000 paper crane and august

georgie that's an easy but she did not get better. you will know or look at the or maybe she was wondering why her dream did not come true. one must. this part of psycho story has been told all over the world but often with distortions one canadian american writer found the events too is heartening so she changed the narrative in 1977 retelling franco was able to forge just 644 cranes before friends and classmates stepped in to help the national quest for her. that i call for did well over 1000 cranes but a condition never improved a different author of them from the us decided to set the record straight. set out to meet mr hero and ask him to collaborate and publish that echoes real story for international audience. i was a little intimidated at 1st because you know. from america.

we did drop the bomb but he was really really nice we very forthcoming you know couldn't have been nicer together they published the complete story aesthetic was a vacuum to give children across the world a message of hope even in desperate times. in japan that echo story has a mixed legacy her classmates really did band together to honor her after her death . joe. sat across classmates decided to collect a nation money. imo build a monument facade of coal and all other children affected by the bombing. this developed into a bigger campaign and the children's peace monument was built. to us but that monument also led to hostility against as a lackey family and who were shima even driving them to move to another city. some

thought the focus on that course came at the expense of honoring the other lives lost to the bombing. telling that story has provided insight into how war affect ordinary people. so every time i see the monument i feel the. deep compassion which can lead to peace. or this is what. i think that we would see and i feel pride of. that report by my colleagues. and greg but as this came down 70 today in hiroshima the coronavirus continues to disrupt life as we know it across the world in singapore the government has severely restrict to travel abroad and the citizens who contract covered 19 while traveling outside of the country have been told they

will have to shoulder the cost of testing and potential treatment themselves it's too big a risk for many singaporeans so they've chosen to holiday at home. the own family is supposed to be on the west coast of the united states right now like many singaporeans they like to travel a lot but the city state is turning making it difficult returning holiday makers face 14 days of coron teen in a hotel and mandatory coronavirus tests all at their own expense and their social pressure to stay at home. i mean you can however like you know. if i so id advice you not to do so if you still want to do it might not be you know good a good view for the boss that. after a long period of the aunts are happy to be spending some time on the small island resort of just off the coast. the palm trees and sunshine helped overcome their

wanderlust and there's another motivating factor not to travel anyone who ignores the travel warning and comes home with covered 19 has to pay for their own health care costs to put a choice. in your hand so if you think it's safe. to bet you you get the virus and i think. it's a choice you made as a consequence you had a bit of. the indoor waterfall in singapore's international airport is the world's largest but there aren't many foreign tourists around to admire it they're not allowed in right now more than $1000000.00 came last year for the tourism sector the entry ban is a catastrophe singapore is trying to convince its own citizens to fill the economic gap. our research spent over $34000000000.00 on the overseas travels last year so we hope that we can just a sliver of that mystically within singapore. the government is providing around

$28000000.00 euros in investment that will allow hotels event locations and tour companies to offer discounts. on. simon one off a scooter tours through scenic locations such as the arab quarter. the government is paying up to 75 percent of employees wages in the hope that businesses can stay afloat until the crisis is over. we realize that about 25 percent were actually local and 25 percent for us is profitable so if we can now work on my 25 percent of local visitors then we will still have a company that is doing ok the ons are still hoping that they will be able to go on a previously booked holiday to bangkok at the end of the year but for now 2 days of staycation will have to do they booked into a singapore hotel to get rid of their cabin fever. i don't really like staycation

in the home country because we have a home yeah but because recently we can travel yes so i things is probably. the native choice that we can enjoy and the family. of 4 on holiday may still be somewhat off. the singapore government's local tourism support scheme is settled to run for 9 months with an option to extend. and that's it for today be sure to check out other stories on our website did other dot com focus less on facebook and. we leave you now with some images from hiroshima taken after the atomic blast devastated the city 75 years ago thanks for watching. at the same time.

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