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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.
, \, Y. z2 c/ A! w 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。
& Y i, v: C* [' P The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.# ~' D# E: x' ?1 q. D$ u
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。+ F7 ~1 J9 K. m1 J& W* I
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
, U) g% z& m' y$ F9 n/ X& q 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
, X% H- g" e/ ?6 w" P$ m0 { Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.4 n3 T* s4 a* F$ t" ~8 n
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。
, J5 F3 ]. q1 Y @. t He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration." C- A1 g) I+ Q
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。
& {- _0 _& [/ V8 S But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.7 i& t+ u" e1 _0 Q
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。; E) }: y! E$ n, f5 N
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.2 K) A/ m/ z @6 O$ S1 G
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。
5 C+ W/ @# i7 N7 V" ?1 K( 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.0 S. V: { X% g( ?7 W
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。
- U: U1 o+ z4 K! b% { 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.: H7 B9 ?9 @4 ^8 D
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。3 E, \( J5 i$ q
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.% |9 U5 O: \2 a9 e7 T6 v) v3 I+ x+ R' n
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 u [9 Z, z! P' `# s 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.7 p! U% E' n5 g, U, P: {
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。7 d; k$ P( E k) a+ A& c
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.& G1 e; Y3 o! K+ V4 l2 a- t3 G$ K$ ]
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。* v8 K9 J& d! T! B$ B2 p/ z! q+ Y" |
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
0 N9 j. ]0 {' p5 ]3 E 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。/ z1 b2 ` o& b1 E3 G2 {
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
8 w1 d1 ?0 t( g! q# U 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 _/ D) P% c- J' d On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
9 ~9 z1 _3 |3 p1 _5 t. O 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。 t5 D4 o6 w% z% f* _" Z
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
' Y `# p6 k% i* C8 e% z: P g. V3 f “这是一个令人震惊的大规模的悲剧,但这就发生在我们国家的中间,”她说。
; B" v# }3 A8 y, u3 c/ ` 来源:BBC
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