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2 h- l. h" S. T2 `$ s- o US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.
8 h7 E+ d& s% H) J8 [8 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。
( p; F9 x3 a% 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.8 K% L# F, P5 \2 B/ K
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。
/ }/ d9 f0 K* @5 V4 ^: b The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
- J6 }& S" J' v 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
3 I5 Z6 `4 P# E- K Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.' m# i8 @7 H& P8 w; U5 W, H
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。
2 \, d% O2 p7 D) T6 `/ U# C' W He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.+ m& p0 x b! t7 L. 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。; P. P! \. t! I1 \# k- j+ q7 R. c
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.8 p8 L8 o2 d0 u9 ~ I$ p
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。
' c, T: K, D2 U 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.: S; J w. t1 q, h, |8 _
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。5 U+ R* l9 S2 w8 H! y# \
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.' f c: c3 T. g
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 k- K% z; d9 _, i( O8 p% W
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( S4 e d5 _1 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。
- S3 l# [1 N) u# K% f; R- N Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
8 y; u- F7 [3 S% t% w- w 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。
& |( [* V4 ^8 ?4 G" J* m& W 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.
/ }' x' B; x1 n# y8 S4 V 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。' l5 z6 e) H6 H4 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.$ R0 p1 b9 q, \7 {/ H U4 j' X; W" ^
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。
# b& `* d* _% Q# E% m: N He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
$ c+ ?4 }( `" v 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
5 F% l' p ^6 {' r* [+ f) T3 t As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.5 z- y! d2 L% D/ p" 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。
2 W) R0 |1 ^: P+ B& r7 Z) W& A# w On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.9 n$ S, [3 m5 x2 e) Q8 [- J% \
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。
/ U8 M) m | g( P) a& ^ "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.0 Z9 e4 ?9 F# ~2 h- }. N
“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。
9 |, Y4 e. ~7 D% v ^: g( B 来源:BBC
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