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) ^- a& c, |3 J V4 Z% V% c/ Y US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.( u0 l1 p# p) U$ 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。* l5 Q3 P; f3 i, a! s
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$ J4 I2 C9 Q ]7 i! _2 k* S 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。
2 d: p$ k% v- i4 I8 x The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
- i, c( C7 I! ?0 T 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
' ?+ _/ a' e: M8 T Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
3 r1 d, l; d% g/ e* ] 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。# a( b9 \# t6 U; X
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
- X0 u6 E: u0 h1 Y 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。
$ x2 {2 e: b, h1 I( O7 T But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
! \% v7 h) ^1 r; g 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
|; `( V5 J. E" E8 q In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.8 f5 i' X/ _8 u: F0 u% b
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。$ e. o; j, c/ e4 t
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
# o9 n. l4 Q8 X& E I7 O7 {: ^ 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。/ }$ A ~5 m- ?8 a& {, _7 Q
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 N3 c. Z( w& g Z5 E& f: H' c; R
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。
7 I+ g! @9 z' n% e Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
R# [* e- `' t! P U 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。3 U, N4 _# I2 N, X2 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.
7 r6 d1 t7 B0 ]; ]2 `" C. k5 A 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。
, o7 L' ^ l9 l: l5 ~3 ~$ O Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
. q' ~& k) \) n5 }: S; | 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。
' Y# g1 D9 z0 l/ x9 f He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
$ e0 q |8 y( X) L* o 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
T/ ~$ M! u+ U& x) x9 N As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
& V* P, E# V" ^ 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。
: w2 A4 R! d0 l/ L' E On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
! F8 t9 E1 Y h }' X 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。6 A! M, X5 O% f$ m
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said. Z* [. [+ [, L0 A& D5 }
“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。! d9 `0 x5 f' p& O8 U. z+ w p9 N
来源:BBC
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