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+ |% f" u, _/ ?' j/ @ US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.; W$ o) o8 e9 t) @8 J. }/ u3 H7 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。( }, _& [6 @0 n5 Y+ P. J/ b$ E
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.% L1 @' q2 @1 ]# @- [# ?& d+ b
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。
+ k- @9 |7 A( v S( c* W The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.& m5 {7 V S k( C; ~3 M
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
* ~- D% V0 w* g! E- r Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
* B. W" |8 v# Z; ]" V0 p, m 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。, I+ t0 m/ t; b2 x0 w4 | G
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.8 D# C, ]6 C& h7 _) c) @! Z- H
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。
6 w9 x* n* }/ [# N# n 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.
3 l' B2 g! ^0 i% e8 C( q6 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。
( i. o( @5 t' ? 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 f( a% `' H8 v9 B; c% T( Q5 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。
% N: d- V% h K, u% U/ n; z Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.& q6 o0 @( P- s& u) N: h N
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' H5 U; ^5 h: F {4 i; E' v
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.
' ^8 Y5 B- r+ I6 g! {8 s+ a 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。
4 Y* p& @' ~& P8 u/ N1 o8 G! u Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.: v- `: |! L& f' l; s: h; z0 v
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。
; |( M( T, Y; T7 G 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." V/ q, D2 h& e4 a, 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。
' u+ V. R0 L/ {3 n8 S Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
; P7 i1 h: A) S/ C 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。
2 j1 c* {4 d; I- f- \ He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.* M/ r6 K r f# g9 D
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。0 R+ E; i* l/ r
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
. j/ L' K) G( m 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。
8 V; ~7 p9 Y5 n O* i4 L2 C. ]6 P On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.4 a& U' G" j$ J2 `5 d- o
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。8 V+ {* Z+ y/ l# n* G4 }/ q& }3 ^
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.7 ]: e4 k& |& L. j8 J' H' `
“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。
% q; B ?( \% B* F2 |* P2 H8 k 来源:BBC
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