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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.
/ y2 C: c% Y* [) H6 N |: ]7 V0 C 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。
8 c5 B/ E" s5 K0 g6 @5 I6 X( x7 e The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
b0 U0 x; j _: Z 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。
S) A' V2 V7 d, |1 @8 G The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
- l7 L% d6 ?3 t, p W 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
" L# c( S$ e% y: b" ^ Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.+ u& @7 U; S- k% @2 Q, |- D
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。6 H/ A: L f- w9 `' `3 {
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
9 T+ \) b( L+ }2 ? 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。: ~# o3 D. b2 x! j/ y- k
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.3 D! w- g" o# L! {' ?
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。3 P/ v7 T8 {3 P+ }9 Q* {) c0 O# Q% {
In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.; j" ~0 _ G4 h K/ P0 S& H3 J
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。
1 y* v( H! ~1 _, A% ? Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.! Z( G+ p+ N3 A0 b" b; U1 P
在此之前,居民曾抱怨自从使用新城市供应商的水后,水变色、有异味,并引发头痛和皮疹。
0 ~7 i/ Q1 y& |! h9 B3 k: e4 [( B: ? The city switched its water source from the city of Detroit to the Flint River in 2014. It has since switched back to Detroit’s water.
/ |3 d1 s: l; Z: y8 s 2014年弗林特市把水源从底特律市更换为弗林特河,现在已经换回(使用)底特律水。
4 y% E/ a5 t1 n- H Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.4 G, z1 w. h' @( f, x
密歇根司法部长说,他将调查水危机,看看是否违反了任何国家法律。
- Z/ X& n' V1 X8 ~$ v) `6 G 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.0 G1 |5 M% J" D$ l& V$ x
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。4 n# T2 S0 ~% g3 A% P x. A: _4 o6 ~
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October. ~/ R" @, K# B- C. F/ L0 }
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。- |4 n; R( @" d7 g: B$ Z
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.# d" O/ N* e# Z' A; C
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。/ e2 @7 M1 v! x% I3 I
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.1 k: O l3 r# q# A8 f
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。+ [: X7 B0 h0 M l
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.; o7 I8 G' v/ D/ K# ]% z [
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。, p& p# ^! w9 z; h# i
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
0 W: M8 h3 P& s7 c4 `' B “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。
8 |3 |/ K1 X5 [! P 来源:BBC8 n' B0 A4 V) t1 C' i
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