The forgotten survivors of atomic bombs
(WorldNews South Korea)

Jung Bun-sun wipes her face during an interview at a special nursing facility in Hapcheon, South Gyeongsang Province, for Korean survivors of atomic bombs. Korea Times photos and videos by Choi Won-suk Korean gov`t to conduct first nationwide survey of victims this year By Jung Min-ho HAPCHEON, South Gyeongsang Province - More than 220,000 people were killed by the atomic bombs the United States dropped on Japan during World War II. However, what is little-known is that up to 50,000 of those who died were Koreans. During Japan`s 35-year colonial period, many Koreans were forced to settle in Hiroshima and Nagasaki as laborers. Some had no choice but to flee their homeland after they had been...