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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.! R# G1 ^ k, [; Q7 H n
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。
8 k6 T. h2 G9 i% V8 q7 x/ K( g The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
" q3 F, C! R( n B6 Z6 J 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。# |+ v3 Y6 k3 O
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.' d g4 T- Y1 t
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
+ A' U& L S y1 Q Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
$ F8 [, z6 \- _3 f% ]/ T# l, F 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。
, B' L$ @ l$ V$ R. T He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.# o% s- v+ y. {' N
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。) O0 \( w* c6 ?% n- I3 a5 ~
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
# R# Q! {5 \- o7 H2 Z 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。/ A( a- g# W5 ]2 h# m
In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.2 k& C( B. A$ W; Z8 Z* Q" B+ R
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。
. N; [2 _1 f3 Q9 n. H Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.4 p) h) Y0 {# B, {- Z- A
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。, C9 {7 S3 k5 K2 d/ D
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., k0 X# y: S9 {3 P. G
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。
9 g4 f4 n, a. ^' o5 @1 v6 f Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.7 Q @* F1 B6 ]- k5 x# h3 u/ H
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。+ q$ ]7 V# ^$ k" U) Z% U
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. v0 U3 E' K: g5 R' x
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 S3 {3 i1 [* s# Q3 n
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.- O3 p! E% g4 i# o1 a3 D. m' p
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。
* K1 `4 f; E0 h; x! ~2 T& k3 ` He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
0 }$ K5 A9 w$ x5 _: F( h3 ^- z 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
1 N& V( j& f# z5 u1 ~, k As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.. a9 V( }+ v' Z- i6 n2 y7 W
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。
6 d9 Y1 S% ?$ G: J On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.6 w; z9 V# M, ~! 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。
* i2 i/ j g) l8 M& |0 F4 a "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.5 }5 i* t5 z& Z& r" t$ I2 Y2 v, t
“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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