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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.: \5 F8 U5 Y4 A
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。
: g* d8 f5 \6 I The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.- f: z+ v8 x2 c% \5 a9 k' H$ K" B
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。
1 s2 K' d* v/ L" R8 I The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.# i) G' |9 w9 O- @# ?
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。' j4 y+ S( e' C4 F. P8 K
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government." R Y U5 ?/ L0 ^$ y, a9 |
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。$ M/ ]3 A/ y7 M/ ]
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.; z1 Y/ ~0 l4 {! r
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。; x3 L0 J7 m- m0 `7 \
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
4 F5 e1 n; q5 s 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
6 G) K: o: e+ M% p+ F In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
6 P3 I. m: r" }* f$ u 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 b. c, e3 ?1 q6 V
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
" {, Q! z& h3 ~& q! C) M+ F {( X) F 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。
) r, B. H7 u7 n) X 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.1 M& Y$ d# @, @/ F* V* i
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。; n L) X. u% }7 h
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
4 {# j( h* U8 s* ~ n2 d0 y- o' A 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。
- o* t& D& T- V8 f) ^/ J 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.
. H1 b) Q2 k( g 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。
: l b: G! w. H2 g' @ Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
! ]3 G8 T# c2 \! _5 `9 d/ C 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。) L0 w6 H7 y! y u
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
7 L: {( D, D! c: j9 J 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。' u4 A8 y) f- p) A
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.- _( t4 M" W4 ?( 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。! D5 \3 L+ l8 w
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped., @' k, v! Y z* u3 p* O8 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。4 S( d! x X# x/ m' o! K1 @, }, Q
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.3 T9 p; `1 H2 }( Z! D
“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。
4 d& W2 C" g% f0 Z3 L' h% }( S 来源:BBC
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