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US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.
Q+ b7 X- P- U 美国总统巴拉克奥巴马宣布,密歇根州弗林特市进入紧急状态,那里的水已经被铅污染。( N# C, ?: A% z
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
6 [$ Y% y8 U. W 2014年供应商变化之后,这个城市的水就被污染了。腐蚀性水使旧管道的铅渗出,并进入供水系统。
/ T# n. a) s+ k9 I: J, | The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
3 c9 o! w; W9 V) S* ~2 z 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
0 j' z( {( I4 h) d3 p Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.$ Q8 b3 L( }2 Z$ I4 K; W
本周早些时候,州长斯奈德瑞克已经要求联邦政府拨款3100万美元。
. X5 z) H% j" b! t* a4 r4 _ He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.: F. u. b% g% P& c2 |! L
他说城市近10万人的需求已经“远远超出了州的能力”,并寻求灾难声明。) O/ b9 q# N& }# a
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
: `4 y1 }) i# T( ?# S( r6 i 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
( J o9 i. {9 t+ t In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.- [( i" H! O6 R% `7 R2 {
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。
( P6 [$ g6 \$ ]' J4 a, G, @ Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.3 r8 F) ]$ N6 q7 g2 f1 d; U
在此之前,居民曾抱怨自从使用新城市供应商的水后,水变色、有异味,并引发头痛和皮疹。. V# x3 q7 V; M6 o! u: ^1 |: D: m# V
The city switched its water source from the city of Detroit to the Flint River in 2014. It has since switched back to Detroit’s water.+ U& j, T, Q8 I4 P2 g8 W$ b
2014年弗林特市把水源从底特律市更换为弗林特河,现在已经换回(使用)底特律水。
% R1 \) [4 J2 `1 J) K Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
8 }( j7 a; g' ]4 \$ z0 ]9 B 密歇根司法部长说,他将调查水危机,看看是否违反了任何国家法律。
1 y- r" @9 Z2 F9 P a7 G+ L The lack of clean water in Flint "is a human tragedy in which families are struggling even with the most basic parts of daily life", said Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette.1 M: u4 U" [. W2 Q
弗林特净水资源的匮乏是人类的悲剧,在这些地方,家庭甚至都要为最基本的日常生活用水抗争,密歇根司法部长舒伯特比尔说。
' |8 p+ K0 ?3 [& @ Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.$ M- w5 a2 x ^' y) ]
由于水形势严峻,斯奈德先生已经宣布弗林特市进入紧急状态。当地官员认为这是一个发生在十月份的公共卫生紧急情况。
; E+ ^* f1 j2 m He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.3 H6 y% Q$ t' R/ S J6 D. i
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。, M- F/ h/ {; X' K% H2 t
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
$ z1 x. c8 N, k4 H* f& |8 a 由于奥巴马先生的声明,来自联邦急救管理机构(FEMA)的官员将会对弗林特市做出的反应进行协调。
1 R; x5 }9 @4 i/ S# H On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
5 x: i: }3 N, [; K2 L 星期六,歌手雪儿表示她将向弗林特的居民捐献瓶装水,大约有180000瓶从船上运过来。
( j: l: @+ [0 B4 }% P* } "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
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