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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.5 L4 S. U) 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。
4 \, c' F. ]4 {* T$ [3 n* I! m 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 N9 z; d R2 q+ i4 e 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。
' |" H, e( E2 T" Q7 T The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.# }% x/ u' z# k4 @2 b) z
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。6 ~3 X" N/ S6 U# d6 I7 E
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.3 V' f, M; g; P# Q# t! U) O, q
本周早些时候,州长斯奈德瑞克已经要求联邦政府拨款3100万美元。2 ]$ i9 M+ l( z4 S1 f
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.* k8 j/ e& _9 i9 J2 B. a
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。
! v* K1 V3 a5 g+ h8 i2 z But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.2 l- v* {( `3 E' d G$ Q% V# {1 F
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。" @( [- f% N5 j# e* r4 ?
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.
+ i- G$ n) q1 r; z: n 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。9 Q- A$ Q( A5 o* z* x9 \$ d+ [: ^
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& S/ `# ^( V' b" J* R 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。
( {* t$ \3 R9 V9 R L V2 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./ ?1 ~& A( l8 K9 {8 L: j
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。
; H: ?0 P \0 x3 N Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
9 L! G3 {; V5 M* ]3 g7 ]5 T5 I 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。
3 ]2 Q' X8 V$ ^$ v5 P" R! { 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.
7 _, a$ J n2 P5 O* K, k' b 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。3 Z6 \- J# N7 K5 y
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
7 K" d6 m! R$ k- z6 }9 t& l 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 q8 m+ N$ r/ y* O! e( v; A1 y
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.( l3 k1 y, {$ a, y. b6 J% y2 P
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
" @4 v* ~' N/ }- ?1 X As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.# w* [5 j/ m" J. N# a
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。
D3 w4 t3 o3 R. M' n On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
3 C. h) ]3 J. e1 P) U& f! o( k q 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。
, }$ p* S ~ Q* o; d4 m/ N1 Z "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
* i3 X. b2 W y+ p “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。
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