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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* x1 f5 k" N, y+ ~
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 Z# _$ J8 S* ^3 d* b$ H s! 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.. z$ x8 d8 |, Z+ D8 ]
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。
% B" k( |1 g; c The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
& Z+ \1 P& [/ W! G 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
( n2 ^* S- {8 v! ^/ j Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
6 p. W; F' B2 ^8 h3 ? 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。4 s. T' h; }: ?# i- m, E! p# ^1 K
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
, u9 c7 r! r9 O6 M7 t. [ 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。
* r4 ~4 O1 `' g0 p7 z5 K But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
3 m- U: l' s6 B4 G. ^8 c0 ?7 |0 N 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
, F: g5 j3 ?) i: b3 m In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.! T. P: u: c/ b# U1 i5 i& U" d
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。
7 E# a# o0 k! Y Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier./ R$ j+ |& y& O" A% B! W+ ~: Z
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。
3 r/ i7 c2 D I3 N/ e( S 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.
& D9 w( Q8 i* n" G& l 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 G% `0 Q9 J" q6 P# O Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
6 x `# _0 Y6 X; ]& S2 h, v, a 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。* v5 r. T) U/ F: ?8 ^
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.
8 ~1 d0 r3 H, M 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。0 U9 J# Z- p8 V. X$ B- o- O
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.3 k6 d) t" Y# @
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。# q& X" r W' _: ] v
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
% n: `) \6 S* h( V. { 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。$ c# e" n6 K+ m1 O
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
9 [( E$ c3 i, `( D5 L& n 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。
3 ~" h& Y2 u# {" U' h On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.. o6 l) l: e" E6 n& E$ H
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。9 k" K! B( E; ?+ Y- P, E3 O" C
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
- F* H2 W; F# ?' t& ^3 X “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。
k9 g2 E# y; k 来源:BBC
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