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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.0 {7 J v0 ~8 N& q$ Y
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。: ]& K0 J I9 h& s" u
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
4 f! W! c; W& F, 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。
. I! w( `$ v* `6 E$ Z1 {$ S# \' y! y The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.2 y( l. p* _7 i
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。- D* v' H1 T2 W6 S) v. w4 V
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
$ o' K+ g# z' y# S5 i' P% V& ?, X 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。7 n, `7 s9 f' A/ C/ c, p% {, |, y9 f9 _
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.1 K/ Z$ H0 C, i" g* n
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。6 z& ^! P4 i1 b, |! j9 G9 R R1 c/ a9 i
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
x* e& n& A' \1 j, J$ \' W 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。$ t" J: k$ U/ h; P# x
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.( {6 a" o m; V" s3 g- J- O
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。3 p8 Q' D/ [: D1 \
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier., E/ t8 w( T; _6 O2 e! _
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。4 |$ s) Q, G8 R7 o$ G6 P+ t
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." D. V% R; C* ~( j m& c0 V1 B
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。
6 r; }, j( ^* A1 z0 ?* }- n2 f# L$ [* W Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.% x) N3 v/ h5 B' o! \ M& S
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。/ \, k5 {) {4 x' s. M6 c* x
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.$ s2 k8 J7 n3 S) y2 W
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。
/ s& g' q. E1 k7 C% c: q1 b Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
$ M( c5 ]" ^6 H9 B# {! B 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 ~ O+ x+ N. Y: P3 B* K! Y/ F4 g He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
, P* d: ^1 I/ f! N7 t 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。+ p' _+ ?$ Y+ R; y; c
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.( P0 Y8 ^0 r1 I1 `
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。- J1 m/ h- g) C9 ]% R, a9 l
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.+ A H, \9 M( o0 q( [
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。" l: u( [# C5 y& u) s$ @% X
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
% D4 n# W# L2 W" g4 [& A “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。! v* ]8 a$ g) o# n
来源:BBC
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