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) `8 u( f5 \2 j" ]( Y US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.% E& `) @; m$ p, c$ {6 r
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。
s2 m2 {' a0 q1 i+ M8 y The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.1 q* e' B# \; g6 s) C
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。9 Y: @0 D, ?! b/ f- d9 a
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
! v/ R% |8 c. b% a 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
* G6 e* L+ @, Y: i( y6 L Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
/ L }. c, @$ 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。7 M1 @5 U& k2 R
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
+ O" i: {5 g: U4 Z 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。* y! G/ A. D) H1 z) c/ z
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.! x! J @3 g) N/ R: ?
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
+ s$ d8 r0 l) g' Z0 Y/ N$ W 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 \! o8 K% j9 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。
& C% t% L; c* S4 C' e# V" 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.; [. J) X3 H. T* c1 o' 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。7 N r- j- Z. |
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.1 b9 Q R# s7 N6 L8 N. f5 v
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 _2 f! H" x. ]7 P( f9 U) Z7 d
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
! E/ D0 n1 O& e, K! H! q 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。: y2 y, }/ h6 @
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 z' E9 _( f2 s7 g- H# Z8 S! Y 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。
( k" u9 L9 Y- X; c! 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.2 m2 o8 ~8 [( Q& ]+ w" I
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。6 z: B3 a$ a% I) U& v
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
$ q& E% i# K7 ^+ m" h6 e- I& d- i 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。1 @" a- T j; @2 y
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
2 y* G# H/ _7 _) K' s% l5 J 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。& K& B0 d# B( A- ^: d+ L
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.% D, p# ^. W9 h8 n& r# m) Y
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。
: u: v7 R( K; \0 N3 q "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
7 P$ C) S3 G- c, V “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。0 _: k# e" f) o6 ^0 _& }
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