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+ |+ a& ~, i9 F) P9 v+ N$ |6 q" r US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.
* ?! x$ x/ }* R8 o6 z 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。) V2 x e: c- Q6 L" j1 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." f* \# F3 Z6 R; J8 S/ G
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。
# z! ~, N5 D8 x( ]3 R( H" ?+ J The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding." G, z0 c& l1 F/ v
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。: V. Z2 o" [& I. l
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
% I' r9 o5 W, l$ y! v/ j: K 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 n; j( X5 t# z He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
8 X! ~9 L/ ~& `1 [ 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。
( I' M) z( w% T% j But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
8 |8 [4 p$ I7 a5 X, I+ S# j 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。/ I# u1 R2 W9 W5 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.7 v. H$ w& ~" Z& I$ {+ {
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。( j5 X1 C4 o0 f. p0 ^9 o! W2 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., J! X* E0 y; U4 b; p
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 @8 [' K+ ]$ c 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., ?' R7 h, f' F# I* Y8 x% E
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。1 Z+ Y& n" l, R* y$ v
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.# }8 N! q' d+ }' G! B
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。
; f7 _8 \4 i ? 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./ L) s3 {& z; a/ g3 ]
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。- i% C9 n0 s/ q7 Z5 N# x# @
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.+ n9 O4 c7 c' B. J% {3 H$ z% u
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。2 x) \% G E- \
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.$ p& a6 h d4 Q0 w# b& O
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。& `& ~8 Y! x- M; w0 J/ ]
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.! b+ ^; P0 P r/ d% @: ]" H
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。
, p0 r# t% A) @# W7 a On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
8 o1 p, K8 O$ u9 \( O 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。
* y9 j4 o2 u( h7 E( o/ q "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
; E6 ?& B( v( u3 { “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。
' x1 ^: `# d" _ T6 c! `; ^ 来源:BBC
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