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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./ e/ ~- p z9 j! ~) b8 h t6 z" J
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 d* G* U4 ~" j D
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.; T0 {2 \/ v3 R9 P! z
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。
* m j1 L. G! W. R" V, \ The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
( ]% J! h' G2 e7 j 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
/ w6 f5 C# d3 t, Z# w8 y/ H+ E2 i/ G Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.+ h x5 K- }/ r3 F6 b- u* [& h
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; R0 n4 S* Z' R
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
+ v! v. u# N5 o( m4 N/ Q 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。
9 }& [5 j" V9 ~% f, c3 ~, V But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.7 u# I, Y2 u- ^1 q# x3 x
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
' } P" S. m" q# t7 l2 v. g: k In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.2 \6 I% _3 w' l* G6 H" T: m
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。4 r/ ^; n! r0 y& ~9 V: C* T" Z7 ]
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.9 `9 g, ^0 b# H0 L
在此之前,居民曾抱怨自从使用新城市供应商的水后,水变色、有异味,并引发头痛和皮疹。
/ u! ~1 L) r, p) @$ n2 D9 } 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! g0 B0 x9 c% E6 Q( ?& P
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。1 L5 O( |5 j: K1 L# d
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.8 Q$ r7 P. r1 M6 E) C) e
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 i8 H/ P! o. Y/ W9 v 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.
6 k; }2 p9 g; K7 O6 J* q 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。
9 v( ~- U$ f3 ~0 P2 R4 U Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October." h4 T" u% h: a o/ P
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。2 M" d; v3 T! o- t2 o5 ], m2 N7 x
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.' i+ b- E6 L1 K
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。7 H: X- c: K* C1 C
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
$ G# ]6 L! U* d, J8 E 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。8 _( Z3 ^9 ?# x4 U9 n5 C
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
2 i# `6 q Y1 v 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。* ~0 f8 p+ @9 n
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
4 Z5 m. {7 |; f/ f6 Z4 Y7 z( s# R “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。% ?. T, ^, d6 v6 A4 K
来源:BBC
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