Students' meeting at U.N. highlights atomic bombs

Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow (R facing camera) speaks to students in the youth peace conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 16, 2016. The 84-year-old recounted her own experiences on Aug. 6, 1945, when the first atomic bomb was dropped, telling students that "The entire city disappeared and everyone became homeless." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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