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- z0 F. u: I) e4 G3 { US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.& r E$ @$ n; q: x
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。. s7 H+ I) M4 A( z" k
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
- K8 } Q/ I6 h3 x' @+ [: ? 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。
$ p2 J$ L! O4 W# h: H: L, [ The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding. X) c) @2 W/ O. z+ B; L
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
! y5 L( \) J4 M2 B Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.: V* E( ]: t) u! `$ j- D6 Z4 }$ C+ J
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。
8 ]6 ]: [, \- w G He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
E! V- S s. T) U9 H) Q. O6 v2 [+ \ 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。
3 f7 G/ [8 [/ k* g But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
% ]/ X$ F) C! p. s# E. G 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。+ h. q+ m0 A# ~# ~, r4 _5 f. A
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.5 s& {5 x. }' ]8 B, Y) i/ n1 A6 o+ j
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。6 _, a2 ^5 R1 e6 r( @
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.7 ?# f& S6 L0 [/ C/ G+ v. z
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。
- T% H7 d. R" K4 U 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./ l8 }2 B& M4 x. k$ s. N" G
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。
7 n( r6 ]: ~* S- f# ~ Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.; S, u- m" E; q# C3 K1 H7 s! E
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。
" Z( Y8 s1 ~/ x8 n- K& O: b 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.9 S4 a7 B; j) ^2 h
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。+ e; N) ?' n* t3 W
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
5 L% i# d6 \: U* r- 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。, F: i5 l/ D. ?; N' s5 ~
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.( {) s- B1 h* T
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
# ^ @/ v @2 L' j1 S As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
5 ~6 E7 W0 Z0 Q& | 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。
, V; w* d& l2 T1 N! t On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.6 j" O: Q! t* L H4 X0 | O7 x
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。
6 a9 J7 D9 p" v$ O "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
- K6 Y9 u ~+ U “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。7 A7 ~. K0 q! Z8 ~* }
来源:BBC
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