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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.
2 @8 A6 o# Y$ D' L6 U7 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。: r: W g z# M6 m. L
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 m% }7 s4 k* i+ S. L; Z 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。2 O x0 h1 O7 I q) W" p& e
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
* H% a, p3 A* h 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。1 h5 L( H6 t1 b# d- r
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.' [ g8 o5 m$ Z6 \8 A# O9 J3 ^
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 s# b* Y8 c( q; M; h
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
9 Q0 \2 O( a( b 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。
# d! ~, J: S2 q# U, d But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.4 K& ]2 C+ ?0 @( h, v! v2 s
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
0 K" s, w4 U3 N6 j' Y& V6 C6 K1 D+ L In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
6 \# k6 c$ y6 a8 H9 I% b! f) ? 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。: y, \. v, P2 J, V9 q* L
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
6 B+ J$ B8 v. ~3 {% Y 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。& Z; r5 x" B4 c) Y
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.; e: @- J0 t, o4 B
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。8 v9 U# f7 W: C+ M; Q0 i
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
4 u; \* Z2 {! m 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。# W$ m& G5 F0 I/ U1 c) \# \$ ?
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.2 ]: M V6 |( ^: B, A
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。* D$ O; R- p4 y3 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./ U$ i6 `$ w5 b" g2 |
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。
! e2 g: [9 k2 P9 A He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.4 q. o$ p: G: s* h2 @5 [7 ?
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
; p5 d4 V2 S+ j5 N& ?. P' u As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.' J: R( F3 H& v4 p, |1 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。3 V/ j) n8 L& n8 y& H
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
# J: J" W5 |" X4 W% S/ I 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。
: w" o9 L1 ^$ D" ~3 K. Z "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said. z& Q+ D, M" r. B# b1 w3 _5 G5 j7 I& f
“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。: X( X, X- A3 O- z T1 V, t/ u; ?
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