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1 u) b9 E1 b. S" O US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.' ~" M7 m0 X$ `& m5 @% U
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。
; V, [+ g, K* r% Z/ H1 R* b The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.$ N- G7 y1 s1 ]7 }- O
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。' j0 q8 k4 X8 \% D
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
. e/ q: s5 q/ R/ R, C6 ^. ~ 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
2 d5 y+ y: Z- L& q% n$ v; G Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
4 d+ t* L* O5 _$ W9 b 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。
$ v2 { l7 Y. [' u; I He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.8 c5 a2 n$ l/ O) [
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 w9 C; \+ ^! \5 o1 m- {6 q6 U
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
. l2 f& y- b$ R- _! 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。4 E% X1 P( C2 S: [& ^; H
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.0 w& Q4 b+ I' r, Y
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 ?. r' ?) @* i0 E4 n# y" p
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
6 x7 e: a) R+ ^+ o! E 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。
' k: w+ @$ U4 r 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.0 V1 d6 p# D! A; L: U: J+ @
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 ]5 Q2 ~5 d: H Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
4 A; \* Z3 c+ 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。
, y2 |; C, N6 Z- A2 A8 y 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.
1 y) o! X! f j6 f: u 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。
$ s% j P- l; X; p; x# a4 P8 D Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.: s4 B3 F& M& Y9 k# e
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。9 X9 t* w4 K3 ?/ \- M3 ?" S
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.- g5 }* J, l; i& ?" V. s
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。6 Y: G x) m8 r) s3 q
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
- x( g. ^) @& h6 h( N 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。
' M7 K; {0 j' G' o+ J On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.4 S+ e( \; k1 D, j" M9 ?, }
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。- R- f/ h7 O" S: Q/ Z+ g
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.1 k8 j- S+ K8 V6 n& @. 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。
* k$ E2 g, B, t) R& U8 ~" p 来源:BBC4 T! N/ z: V, a% X; g2 w
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