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6 ]. B5 |$ E' Z# y( s) u4 I US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.3 q7 b7 g2 U1 u7 T% ?0 T
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。
+ q+ U% U6 w) |) J: p) q" Q9 X9 R The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
; a$ R' T" C+ A7 j 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。
' l, G, ?' R4 U P6 ? k The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.' r0 e& h6 A3 u* Q% ~" N. `
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
5 ]6 C- G# l# \3 {. | Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.( v c" X& u9 N1 e0 D
本周早些时候,州长斯奈德瑞克已经要求联邦政府拨款3100万美元。
0 d- c4 X3 |$ I9 F He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.6 s+ E% e1 `1 o
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。" F, k1 b7 S' z( Y, j% i
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.2 r" I$ A$ n; X$ x6 ^9 Q
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。6 a9 i# x+ Y* j9 I0 C, y
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.. R( O8 |& v* s' ~7 P
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。: U! A2 F' M+ 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.
0 N. X5 Z* J& |1 {' H 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。& ~/ y$ E* U) R+ J: k% 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.
" ~/ g, [7 z* V7 m( O 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。
9 s" U! I5 v! |! S* r! \ Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
! j" W5 T% ]/ t# k' E 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。1 Z" |7 z! m1 W! U
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.
9 t' A! A( n7 G7 C 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。2 o9 T0 ^+ R! j9 M. j) M
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.) j. [* r {. x
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。' }0 i8 v% F7 U" D4 b- E5 A
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
* P7 p& e; J5 u. Z 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
5 C2 E" n1 @8 K, a2 G3 l5 R) W As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
1 s7 ^( p, a# x, e 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。' p P" l- m- o/ K
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
: {1 }: \6 n ]# 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。1 f: S* ^; e9 Q! T o- D
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.8 M' O2 ~% }: t0 I0 q: I
“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。
& r" I8 f: p6 @$ _ 来源:BBC
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