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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.' k' |; w1 s; N 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。+ `4 r7 H) p5 H2 w& J/ \# d
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
; ~3 P5 Z) {% z+ l0 _& R+ H 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。
8 H3 p) \" f* T+ W/ [4 u1 q The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
9 e- e( s- h: M 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。8 F$ G }. }1 ^2 U, l
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
# ^$ C1 c0 k* Y4 I# `- L( M. g 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。
. ]" u' R. f. T4 P. S+ K He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
p" Z: }5 k6 y, S5 \; 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。) b9 s2 X! ` s& k1 F `% l- J; _
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
* H3 u% _) i& U8 l% C7 b0 f) z 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
2 q9 v/ b) t3 s! s In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
% p E7 }$ I9 d" R4 x5 F 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。
2 \, P! j" L# W( O) W Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
$ ]7 b# R2 J; F6 x7 x8 p 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。* \" K# n$ B; {* ^, c, o
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.
' z/ |5 M y' x" s 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。
. Z) R. o! D! R7 S. d: ^ Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.) |# |& U( H# x v2 h2 D4 E4 C
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 Q+ S7 M9 O( h% s
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.: {# }" c. f; s% |7 Y3 s' x
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。3 ~+ ?: u; @: J
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.2 O1 `5 c! a6 Y% r
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。, ]! W0 y: z1 i. I) T
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign." V; ~$ y$ A3 d. C& l6 Y" a
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。; _; s4 U m, L8 ]+ w! R' H8 r) n
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
4 a C5 H+ t- G 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。
' J3 J1 B, y( ?" j6 u2 i- J, ?# x On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.1 G+ m# l( M8 A! u1 {' o+ |
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。
, d5 f3 H& g1 G9 ^2 _4 v "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
# E* b9 v. k8 } “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。
: w9 R! a; s# P/ O+ D4 B 来源:BBC
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