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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 ]/ o6 t) Q M/ |* y0 A; a6 ~ 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。
: a4 n! E5 t' W) V j. A% m The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.) C, n6 `, x% f, H' N
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。
1 t9 _) r# H c% | The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.& K* z# b* A/ n! L* J8 @- \9 c
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。: N" e- h. C4 m" g% n
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
8 x0 z8 k1 ]2 L- m: O; l 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。9 {* c/ u* W: G6 n X4 X
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.3 _. Q7 x0 x4 Z7 t/ }3 r6 _
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。
+ m' H* u: f2 T- E6 T# U But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.$ k5 U& R6 t- t2 W, x
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。
% L' ]; t6 \6 b ~* P+ t 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.
4 c. u4 I6 ^& p2 P2 _" ? q 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。0 {6 m4 J$ l J( N- ^
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
: x- k4 H# S+ R- C g* Q- v 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。! d7 Z/ W4 J# N( R% X
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.
! B# ]: g4 d, I+ 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。
3 a# v i5 z0 H' N9 k Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
! Q$ x$ I1 x4 ^: {/ ` 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。
$ y/ t5 I0 q8 G( W1 W9 u4 ?$ Y8 ^ 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.; z( R3 D( M, F8 L5 b/ {2 q# }( u9 y. L
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。
/ [: t/ ^+ l b) T$ c/ G9 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.
1 k( Z9 f6 |) _# ` 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。
, Q' n4 E% q2 l. s' o0 b# P7 M* x He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.- A5 @' A( h" ~' ~* `
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。% C% M6 m1 f9 b. H7 R
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
/ w$ T4 ^8 g$ A# l 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。
4 ^0 N4 t$ e8 T6 D7 G On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.: t) B9 ~) v7 K% Z% _
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。3 S6 {, u, m" z1 O# \# ?; x. J
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.$ J1 C- F2 V/ N6 t+ A1 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。
3 [- i u$ H: D! s- N w% o 来源:BBC
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