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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 S4 x2 ]) v( v% N3 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。
D# e/ x" X$ I, 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.
, l" R+ K; u8 V 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。
( u% ?- j) l9 h: @) v0 F The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.1 s- n* H5 v1 [) q& i
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。! E6 E+ |( _3 G8 I' o
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
# q; t' z T& q6 [, f2 o' l* g 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。0 T6 S1 e) x! E' I/ t, [+ ~
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.7 a" u5 Y1 C9 F, J1 j
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。
; k( G7 Z) q+ H" ~% r But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
1 Q1 Z G2 p! N# c* s 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。( C' r8 j: H2 o a2 w9 |
In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children./ z+ g0 b. u' m6 b# ^; Q8 ^2 e$ 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。) ?4 h# H- Y7 \# P2 k
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
, X' x$ {- S3 k; J 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。
6 y" N4 Y5 Z6 g2 f+ E! X. T 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.! t: \' x8 ^2 v3 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。
7 ^ B5 A$ n8 a* h# l S* p4 k Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated./ U" G" E5 b3 J/ j0 ^ q
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。
9 F# Z, B$ y2 v/ w9 x$ J 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.
6 Z6 \& f- \ b3 n 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。- T, E. T' d+ M9 }; C
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
5 ?. z3 b1 q( Y1 j$ \) J$ t 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 b$ d# f8 p- [# |+ P( g, k; s
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
' f, `! X, S' Z# E0 } 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。: I6 Y& t% z( r$ B1 |! F
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
( M: M9 N1 v# x4 [7 Q7 {8 g 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 l0 _5 C' f8 a! q) a
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.$ @$ G3 O/ j& E" ]" j: C' w: j# P
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。3 y' ^/ W9 c0 S& Z- [
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
% @ U0 g) @; ?. `6 o “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。
' w1 ]0 e# p- c( P5 D( Z. B! N 来源:BBC
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