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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.
1 [" a! J. E% I5 F$ `! Z 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。0 ^, N9 |3 M4 O
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.6 H0 S# ] H' H; O% \: B
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 P, v% Y' a7 Z
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.$ e9 ^+ x* n; z! ~
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
! }$ C+ N; ~; Y, i! K; Z Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
. v' _! x7 z& r* a$ u# i+ } 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。" `+ Z4 G, G3 {9 [% [
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
0 _/ c6 V( T! r% A5 A, r 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。4 i. G! R, r2 f3 E; e" O
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.0 f$ Y% d/ e! A: B& d( G+ U
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# j% }9 }7 q9 n
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.
- c( l$ Q3 |' C, s2 f8 j6 Q 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。, F1 c& I2 r4 B' R! k
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
( K$ l3 V& L v8 \2 W1 x% H8 Z 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。$ P( ?& F" w& 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.
4 c5 Z; D/ e/ W& F" p, A 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。4 ~! |- t z9 g
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
, `5 {) A+ k6 o- M 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。
4 v4 {% z( i: K4 k9 Q1 T 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.! H+ t2 z$ P$ U$ I9 c! G
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。! E8 ?5 x" u7 w+ d$ w2 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.1 @2 V6 c' w i: k
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。! C3 x; T7 L$ Y* p8 ~9 K* ~
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.5 w5 t5 h9 l7 p( c" n
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
3 O# @) U5 u$ \6 \ As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
% Q, N: D& M: Q 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。
7 I; Z; |" F+ M7 K2 ~ On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
: S5 H( H# N6 R/ u, O7 v: ]0 ^% u 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。
& E+ o% z" G/ Z. @, m "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
3 t2 S7 c& g# N5 |0 i9 H “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。( }' g* r/ Y" U# c
来源:BBC
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