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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.9 {% J: r5 V$ b. V6 } J1 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。
" y. ] X( M+ P6 r, w5 v& D$ k" ~; I The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
5 M$ F( }, I, d5 A% i5 C+ 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。7 K q( n: J* Y, B9 c' @1 |
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.# Z" ^0 D: b$ N J3 P% {
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。; e2 Q$ A/ c* b6 W% _
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.4 x; l2 O3 W' f- d+ O: K/ K
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。
! x! s; W+ @# t0 e He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.3 u4 r6 d: L1 v7 |) N% 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。7 q9 W5 {% B" S0 Z) q
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
1 z. G, F9 N* a9 U4 J# Z$ ? 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。
2 H$ T2 y8 L2 r, q j8 c7 a! q$ \+ 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.
. p- Z: F/ c0 X1 T) w! `: c 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。
9 Z$ U/ k& K) s" y2 W( H Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
: L0 |- s) E$ }. M( N 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。2 U6 A+ l5 W, D$ d
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.. s/ w" v$ A" x3 ^0 g+ f
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 g, z# Y& i3 @6 V2 U: a Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
2 N( W9 S A" j! Q% X b { 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 w1 k$ ~; L) F" M
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.4 |' o4 T; j0 W/ ^- h+ _; J8 w0 m
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。
( W: i0 t; f Z$ B1 m- I! T Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.4 S$ u# x Z9 e: i
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。
3 g6 c. M: W8 V$ T He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
7 I+ \) X9 a! K* ? 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。0 M2 s0 J3 v( j7 g; J+ f
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
% ?( l C+ F2 K- j" X% 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。
' ?' y+ F7 d' r' l( O9 I/ T7 r3 A On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
$ u. q. Y9 ^$ C 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。/ @7 A" d# i4 k( Z% ?1 l7 q% D
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
' |+ p$ X0 X: L& ~# 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。
; F" g3 z ~8 L, i0 m; J 来源:BBC
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