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0 z5 q/ t5 S- Y- x) e# p; t o US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.
- g! R3 C( k8 x$ q& J8 V. | 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。
9 J9 W5 o9 L9 W: N8 w8 N The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.6 d, P' l! I! @" ~
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。3 W. f$ V0 }/ g, N" c/ T. y
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
% Y1 T# O& e+ C! r* v 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。- y3 l* i( `- H9 q" D5 S
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
9 e& R, |+ ] F8 [ 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。
$ |. y5 c$ B* Y4 j0 `. m% M+ | He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
/ @+ m" q- x, f M0 U3 r+ H f 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。& `) \5 ~. _/ G0 I
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.; W# _- v- ~. x0 G; A. V& a
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。: ~: O3 ^( i& ?* S3 i
In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
% L: s% A$ @; [' T 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。4 W l q2 E2 X8 a! U
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 ?4 V8 m3 r0 {% ^. b6 C
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。, J7 o2 X# ~: z, G& x- e
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.; {! W0 B! [: w9 d6 j
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。4 G# _ s! e( O+ z+ p
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.2 g( `4 M5 z/ F& D2 _1 Y
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 {. `# k5 h& D: {# b 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.8 |+ g; Q) ]$ a+ b; N" B$ [5 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。
. B9 Z& B2 q1 v5 Q; @ Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.3 s i' }& x* P0 ?' ]" ~$ w: m
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。, d; D$ R, P2 Q1 Y8 Z" X& q% s
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.5 }9 t0 X( r- Z: m+ T3 T
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
4 p9 u3 R7 y' v! K As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
; ^% ?- O0 s/ c% A) z5 M5 d 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。+ k6 N# l! e) v' q2 {0 |: g# Q% \& W% F
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.& [$ S; Z8 p) y' H; L, 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。$ r) z5 r" l4 L7 U, Z7 g
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.* `% \& {. B. d9 e [, q {
“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。/ B3 W u+ G4 J6 w* u. D" o
来源:BBC
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