The world remembers Hiroshima 70 years on

Survivors, dignitaries, and well wishers gather in Hiroshima on August 6th 2015 for the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the city at the end of the second World War.

Photos by AFLO. Please click on any picture to see the full gallery.

August 6, 2015, Hiroshima, Japan : People pray for the atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 2015. (Photo by AFLO)

People pray for the atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

August 6, 2015, Hiroshima, Japan : Released doves fly during the 70th memorial ceremony of the atomic bombing at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 2015. (Photo by AFLO)

Released doves fly during the 70th memorial ceremony of the atomic bombing at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

Caroline Kennedy, Rose Gottemoeller, August 6, 2015, Hiroshima, Japan : United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and U.S. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller attend a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 2015. (Photo by AFLO)

United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and U.S. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller attend a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima.

August 6, 2015, Hiroshima, Japan : People float colorful paper lanterns with message into the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 2015. (Photo by AFLO)

Children float colorful paper lanterns with messages of peace on the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome.

August 6, 2015, Hiroshima, Japan : People float colorful paper lanterns with message into the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 2015.

Paper lanterns floating on the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome.