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7 x, W9 ^0 W& c8 T h& Q US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.* _+ R9 w1 m7 U( T0 j2 z j6 l
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。7 u2 B* n* W2 w& E5 F; n& ]& L
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.: E5 y3 g1 d, F7 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。
, I7 v# b+ P/ j, Y# ?( c The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.0 Z$ g* b- Q) @% |! @- u
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
- t; X7 l0 y* ^; N/ q$ ] Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
3 M# A9 a* E+ b0 S4 u1 g/ L7 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。7 }% K6 C) r3 _" H; T I4 [- Y
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
1 N8 C! J: k; g; Z 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。& S6 Y3 p# U0 ^( V2 l2 Z; z5 ^4 t+ g, w
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
# X- O& ]! i4 b! {1 R 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
2 @# D$ U0 ]$ D 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.
L9 T: k+ O" Y) O. G+ C 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。
! E& }8 M/ ~- Q% y Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.* n" \2 h1 ^& a) 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。
! n& |# d) m" o1 M8 J 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.
/ `, E+ R6 q2 D* Y% I- k) _ 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。# r, n6 n. d m! }, I* s6 t* m" v
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.& U( d4 c: ^; t- O, 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。- N& r: J4 P& d6 I) T6 g0 x/ 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.. h4 u: I2 b# g- m+ c, v" z
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。) t% ~, f1 R# C" Q9 r
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.# j. a' v4 K/ O. i% Q7 g
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。
. G: O( e# T8 M He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
) n1 I1 O. d8 V8 L 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。9 t: Y4 |: b: n+ d# y
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.1 c/ @0 Z* g1 u6 c! 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。# V) c% E0 q* U7 a& u( F* o1 o
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
4 p* u5 ]9 f8 ^1 D3 a" n 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。
# |$ n: ?. H7 P+ h4 v: ~9 o "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.8 H% m* {8 Z) A6 u; p0 g0 C9 k. D" t
“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。
$ T6 H" w1 k* W6 F6 C3 u 来源:BBC7 ^8 Y4 J1 L0 v4 g g' U) U# e
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