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5 V* t- n7 G/ e US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.6 k+ t( G1 [; _; \$ d* l* b
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。
( V3 T1 o/ Q# w( v4 Q- 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.$ z1 n. I$ B9 n& n
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。
# p- [% O; T" E6 L- Z1 ~* e The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
0 q. q8 h' j+ p 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
. a% o2 N$ t+ X# g* P- X# I Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
7 W7 X1 a1 @1 o( k/ f n 本周早些时候,州长斯奈德瑞克已经要求联邦政府拨款3100万美元。4 T. P' |' G$ U" S8 z& Y+ n0 F3 z. j
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
% B, C; e% Y6 N" ?% v' W9 R# k 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。0 D; l0 j" h& ^+ }* J4 s
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
1 Q8 e8 B! L4 h* E 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。) |1 G; Z/ c( j F$ R
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.( J s, I4 r; {8 W' |
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。7 T1 u# \) ~& w8 ]8 C. A
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
* Z( j% T+ A7 e# l 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 `8 n! {5 K1 s7 B8 g
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.
" J: `+ L4 ?2 U& l( k" w# p9 A$ X% c f$ 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。% T4 w3 [8 d3 i* ?& }' c3 Z
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.2 z% i$ F# V4 [
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。
$ R5 y$ ]9 v$ c; a) D: ~+ | 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 H/ {$ w8 ~3 C( p
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。
( t. _5 S2 I q+ N8 u! Y Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.( R3 B; K4 {+ ^* K3 C1 C/ W0 B& 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。
" T1 b2 u8 [& b0 _" b He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
% T: f0 U, g$ F3 Y$ ? 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。9 {+ S# U/ ]7 M. d, Q/ N
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint., ]& P' ?) `3 ] i) K3 `* A
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。5 S# L2 W3 n. _& b; V8 i
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
6 s# {; K) d" ` 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。$ [, r) h3 {; O- ]' i
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
( ~$ b3 u, L+ H: Q% r3 Y( ? “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。6 V; A" v5 A; b+ f8 q
来源:BBC
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