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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.
, n: _4 u" v* ^) V+ E5 C0 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。
3 a1 T: r! ?$ |2 y4 ~ The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
( \" ]% y* X# z6 s) z4 D 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 V+ ], [; s# B The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
* g* c0 V6 {2 ?, F' G$ Z4 a0 z 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
: ~9 U; P9 u0 ?0 c% \ Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
8 Q) d9 A4 Z; [* @1 m 本周早些时候,州长斯奈德瑞克已经要求联邦政府拨款3100万美元。
# B j$ y: t: M He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.& S% }, l( q2 r% S$ O( A( p
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。
5 d8 N" M" |/ m4 b/ ~, { But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.2 o" R) ]) U0 ] K( L- f, I
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。6 P$ B6 G2 E* k( A; m3 a2 g/ b
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.$ L- K1 e3 `, [! s+ d
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。
8 G5 X s/ x6 H* }6 q% C Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.! t) x% Z% P4 u1 X
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。
1 R. ^7 I( ~, p3 {! M; z 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.
' ]4 d: F1 z* p* N 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。
" M: `/ x/ H0 L1 t _ Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.2 ~9 M, k6 l% {& T- v
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。 {+ ^7 E2 c5 ~2 o/ [/ u
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.- O, f( _# l. K& E$ Z2 K% [! p
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/ u, ^6 m5 c
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.+ l& Z# R5 o7 S4 c7 u5 @
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。 _" `0 _4 B6 b6 F5 ?" Q
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
t7 G( I9 S# z3 Z( g- l 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。9 v6 M& p# u, x3 L6 f7 c9 C6 R4 \
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
; l8 I2 L: Q3 j: k+ a: b. _% j ]9 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。
' d: h7 K% F; _9 j8 U, j4 C1 E On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.$ O' Z: F, C6 c w$ ~$ Y
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。
2 @; }& B+ e6 H9 L/ P8 P6 [ "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
7 T0 ^3 E- ^0 |. M “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。
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