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" g: i0 M8 o6 o( Z US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.! W" @1 x: v' S4 C4 F1 f
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。/ H; I, m6 W( r
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.9 t" `+ Y9 e6 y8 y8 C
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。
- @& j. c# G, u The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.! o. Q% A( n8 w( E% i( U6 ^
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
* r* O( \0 i6 {1 v# _# l Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
5 C3 v7 P! Q8 @+ j% \ F 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。! l6 x5 C, T- H
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration./ t5 o) v; T5 N6 B' c
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。8 T8 D( k w" [8 @+ a R) W0 g _
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
9 U8 t9 }- \$ E) X1 a0 j: n3 ^! L 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
' A( \ C1 _1 S In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.( l9 H8 ^' h' X1 K" n
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。, q& F& Y) G' r1 u# l
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.8 a) z3 X1 U. B$ ~% b! ?5 [' a% m
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。6 m/ S7 A! ?0 h' R/ @( w% w# V
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.
& G# Y. m' D4 } 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。0 n* G; g1 L& B) b
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
( S i* M: y g- q/ i4 L 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。
5 O0 q; ~( ]4 m g- 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.
0 f! x+ a( [5 f& ]9 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。! D. O# [/ R) X
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
D- l/ R9 Q7 J/ t, k2 f- t 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。 K0 K5 \7 Q' C, U& S, w4 U3 `
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.6 q; h: p, s( _% n" w8 R9 F
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。- r1 \" _1 |* R' \1 H3 o k
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
( n0 p( C% w9 j* ^% g; y 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。. b# E! _* S7 | d5 e
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
, K2 ?( P1 m( \& F 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。
) _3 W1 V0 ?/ m2 A7 V "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
$ C; C2 o8 S. E) m. {5 \9 f “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。2 r& ~+ O1 w) `" A# o$ G8 x
来源:BBC' M/ \. P. a+ K4 ^* \8 v$ f6 ]$ b( }
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