Hiroshima works to return A-bomb victims' remains

Hiroshima City has begun its annual effort to return unclaimed remains of the victims of the atomic bombing 65 years ago to their relatives.

City officials sent a list of 817 victims to municipalities across Japan. It includes the victims' names, ages and addresses at the time of the bombing.

These unclaimed dead are among the 70,000 people whose remains are entombed at the Peace Memorial Park in the city. Most of their identities are unknown.

The return of the remains has become more difficult as time goes by. Only one case was successfully identified during the past year.