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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/ d0 O; u( Z4 s( J8 J* e
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。
5 n/ O* l) _4 O: 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.
$ ~* O7 S: X$ B" W 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。0 F4 {. K% N/ m% q! q( T
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
5 P4 J/ y( X: ~, f! w 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
7 x7 `: k( D1 x9 n& W+ T+ P Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
+ ~. }* M2 q# _ 本周早些时候,州长斯奈德瑞克已经要求联邦政府拨款3100万美元。1 A* D7 p- T% g) e) \7 c
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.* O2 t) c5 k. `+ @4 q9 M" [$ D
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 ]. O1 m- t% }% d2 C6 r: p( _3 E( ^ But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.4 Q- K- \9 e! i- m; i7 k
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。6 A% f# g) N, H
In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
) a; b) \9 ]8 J. x; P2 ]- T9 O 十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。) s! J/ ]& B9 d% G
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
" H7 Q$ M4 S9 Q& k 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。8 Z* V% @. j8 B$ |# v% S1 i
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 I2 j8 z; k( {! d& }* k! |- a+ 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。
* y8 s! W+ b( I* o9 ]1 Y Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
. f& u" ?# _& t4 c8 ^ 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。. G$ L6 c4 D0 [4 N7 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.
/ f7 Q6 Y- N8 T. p3 g# I 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。& |* c) h6 z, E
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.3 _* u, k8 @" U u2 h
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。" F4 Z; R) N- M( D* @
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
3 J5 X; t! `7 Q) U5 ~! z 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。! w( D: V% l- l) x9 F8 t
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.- }0 O* P. w+ A4 E% _* X
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。
! r, t+ Z! k' g) ~$ b9 {3 d( J) X9 S3 w9 P On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.: H6 c, T- e. }! P) L8 A
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 J/ `2 M' J l! r% O1 c "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
' b# T5 T& D. H' d4 P$ N0 A% D; V “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。, J8 S% h* c+ @6 {
来源:BBC) q j* V ^' c# \0 @- o* R
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