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' N; n# x% s& T- i A" y; B US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.0 S2 {0 V" W% z9 b! w
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。- X, ?, m7 @( X# A$ M0 O
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
: _4 ]& R8 R5 o- q& w 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。4 T) o) H% p) ^: x/ ?9 R5 g
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
0 ~) i* F- j; U0 L2 K8 P 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
0 F/ g! \7 M. p5 w" j Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
" E( i# b! C @' A* [" A 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。
: ^6 k1 _3 F( _' H O7 m* s1 L% _2 _ He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.: U" J% h; N3 I8 j. q7 C
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。) `" T0 U. m; ?1 j) w0 ?& k+ Y. }
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.6 J/ }' ~6 I6 _
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
! g o8 M2 H- m% R' J In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children., V. E% x6 ~% u
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。' i8 t3 c0 E' q* R* m8 X6 a1 a% A
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
B+ k, Q3 N0 {7 `0 ?* [ 在此之前,居民曾抱怨自从使用新城市供应商的水后,水变色、有异味,并引发头痛和皮疹。
5 I! X) |) ^% l! Q* j% j: j The city switched its water source from the city of Detroit to the Flint River in 2014. It has since switched back to Detroit’s water.
3 W) P* ^; @4 x5 ^ V 2014年弗林特市把水源从底特律市更换为弗林特河,现在已经换回(使用)底特律水。* W, n) r5 H9 g: Z& F% ]5 ~
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated./ P) m) x3 F) K7 K* m* ^( L
密歇根司法部长说,他将调查水危机,看看是否违反了任何国家法律。0 d8 S Z" w) z, M. i+ ]
The lack of clean water in Flint "is a human tragedy in which families are struggling even with the most basic parts of daily life", said Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette., ^9 Y5 `4 R( s$ d6 q* ^" g2 }" c6 {
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。
2 O) c7 i9 r, x# E% o' P- @( V Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
& R$ r5 N% l$ w$ ] 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 _5 C. ~8 Y$ G6 H Z* {- E
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign. G0 N! @3 t, m: Q; ~ n
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
: k& b0 Z4 V7 y+ ^9 r j1 D U As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
2 t4 [4 ?- G9 r$ G0 U" Y' 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。0 S+ y8 W+ o( P8 ]! U
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
# I. ^7 q& T$ I8 @% `5 Y% x 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。
+ a# u+ C* m ?/ [1 Y4 Q, s2 y0 k "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
8 U% E5 h( S3 d) Q “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。' y% q* r# n6 E1 }: F3 r. U" p% T
来源:BBC; L2 g" L+ A6 ? X9 P
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