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2 d0 u& d6 `1 L, }2 W US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.. {! {! d/ M' q" w- X. q
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。0 w# J$ L- }/ p( R( W- U
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.3 E$ R' E# C, `$ J+ X9 s
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。& Z d. B) F# H m" G
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
* T k7 F) {9 }+ e9 ?, j2 r R+ F( J. t 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
, B9 A6 T1 n; q* W Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
" J& B Y1 l" ^: y' `7 c 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 D& M1 E; o O8 w He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.+ i+ U( s/ `: N! F: R3 A: Y
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。
1 Y0 X2 L; t2 o" v. _, _5 Z But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
7 o. K8 N$ \% O3 A5 `% \ 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。
8 {; n: ]5 Z% {6 W, H( G1 ]0 X$ U 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.
; R9 h! X! b1 w& @+ E 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。
; p! W1 W7 g- B+ _6 u' |( Z$ 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.
3 b) r* E, v* _* O, U5 d2 W- ^# d 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。
x" t- A$ _/ {7 o( V- T 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./ W1 _% X; n9 Q. L8 t, ~
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。
, ^/ {/ `% Z) B* g$ v4 S9 U% ] Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
* d( w0 z* Z* M9 t: K 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。
6 ]' d1 f1 \- k: n 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.
8 n5 W/ t/ N) z/ Y9 _ 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。1 X6 f z4 F* m( T6 H
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
7 {- m1 h/ M8 w% b2 i, [0 a 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。
8 d( M5 ~3 X) X: \% @ He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
% I% U$ |; G( T- ? 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
0 N' E) b- y; E7 Z" h/ z: Y As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.0 J# h5 ~& k. q! F2 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。
' q; [7 v! }! r* G3 X3 h$ W# ]. B On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
, K2 o+ g4 e, P$ L2 g2 O7 w, j7 @ 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。
7 p# w7 a9 I) U7 \4 h) S3 I7 m/ { "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
5 r, h# d* l4 a0 W “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。
9 z) M/ `! w9 D2 ~. P# G 来源:BBC8 m( z; W5 m& Q3 `* V7 @1 s+ p
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