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2 k. f1 a$ j% Q; V9 C# G B US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.
: e1 j; N2 V5 f% B6 W" k 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。& Y6 ]) P# }& C9 w4 X
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
! u1 H( s9 A" z/ G7 t 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。! d* z4 \$ V, e. R
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
: W* i; O3 }4 S8 C: ]- r" J6 T* V 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。; ~3 U. g# E X5 t
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
. h4 K# M# V. P3 V, A 本周早些时候,州长斯奈德瑞克已经要求联邦政府拨款3100万美元。
+ K4 o) F4 \* Q. _* K5 `. F& ~ He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
6 a; a: S. |0 c9 e& F7 G# ~ 他说城市近10万人的需求已经“远远超出了州的能力”,并寻求灾难声明。
4 j2 U( B# _5 c$ ^ But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.( h. d/ T" y1 f2 m
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
6 Y# w5 P5 {8 q) P+ h: Z In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.: k# j- {- v _/ G+ b2 _" B
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。9 G+ C ^! {6 A: d# u% m* C3 S' x
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
1 M4 X y7 u( s. }0 r- b. h* \, [: V6 i 在此之前,居民曾抱怨自从使用新城市供应商的水后,水变色、有异味,并引发头痛和皮疹。% S# p; O- I0 X; I: Z3 `
The city switched its water source from the city of Detroit to the Flint River in 2014. It has since switched back to Detroit’s water.# l, n+ o6 O7 t6 E2 ~9 ~
2014年弗林特市把水源从底特律市更换为弗林特河,现在已经换回(使用)底特律水。/ E. H/ z+ P$ P2 e! c3 Y3 u
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
' |% ~, M# Y- f! ? 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。) h1 k) j7 w5 s
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.
: N2 X" ~+ T0 i+ u d7 c. i) b 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。* |4 q; x" t+ S, W. K c3 |+ E
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.5 Q0 \( S1 l. E0 S6 b8 k6 z
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。
& F3 t) V! v, \& q9 h t, N, v He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
8 n* I9 L3 P$ L( Q3 n% s 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。4 @) L" \6 M3 F! @1 ~
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
$ E* E" h2 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。
, b1 k/ r8 p3 i/ F1 S# ^% l" c; u On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped./ }" H4 h+ e0 j0 Q; r
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。5 J% S9 U2 r" f$ D- m7 ]
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.( ?& n _( n1 A8 n 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。
U5 f$ n8 t: n6 }5 A Y* L 来源:BBC, h) k! `3 P6 G# b n: M
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