'Hiroshima survivor stories were painful to draw'

Hiroshima students have spent weeks visualising the stories of survivors from the atomic bomb and turning them into art.

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Shingo Naito was 6 years old when it happened.

He has been sharing his story with a group of young Hiroshima students, helping them visualise the events of the day and turn them into art.

He lost his father and two younger siblings in the aftermath of the explosion.

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