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2 a) t' o! s( V$ e. C US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.' P: M) k( Y8 p# o
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。
8 N. L5 p7 q# ]! l3 x k6 W7 A 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 e9 B& _0 F& j' J 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。, R! g8 u9 Q% G' Y; |
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
! w2 i! @6 M, L$ ^6 W$ I 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。# d0 A5 e" E, p, S" l9 t9 l
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
) X5 U: @* H7 {$ N1 E 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。+ \* L, r" X& f9 e8 c6 m
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
% u& m3 p$ j) m 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。
& j' r: v' Q& l" |8 ~" p But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
E! V$ F0 C- \5 B) |* 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。) ]2 N- F; e9 A3 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.5 N& |6 B5 N4 S/ @$ |, p
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。7 y& ?/ T5 d" i
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
: C r/ C1 k; S1 G# b# H! U 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。1 K2 n5 a; g- D3 w! D
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.8 F+ @7 f4 t" o7 B/ h
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。* o: C! ]# E9 _' T* y U
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
. |+ _1 W; f0 F+ v 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。
- W8 Z' ^4 R/ 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.! `- i& L& i# c7 X
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。
9 f9 U( }1 P- M9 l3 l' c& c Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.8 r6 L; _6 V: Y! e' Y
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。1 E/ F& m- [: h4 e5 l) a9 z& m4 x
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
7 [& c. n; c2 |) C1 ?1 Y$ Z 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
9 F1 p) Z2 u0 w" e As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
% V6 y: `, c* A1 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。 |% Z+ B- \9 X( _- @" H: {* R3 }* d
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.8 ~$ Z) e7 T2 `- u5 M
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。
2 U. e) ?9 K y) K7 u6 E U "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.5 I+ h! f2 N4 ]8 e, g# _
“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。# I1 q# ]& B7 Q; ^% `( m3 }
来源:BBC
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