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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.* j4 O! D, x5 J6 _
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。
* Z, a; [. S& }2 ], b7 e$ p% l The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
* H! w" x) f6 W* c2 F% R 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。
3 C, M8 ^' a& Q& L The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.) ?1 S) _' F) g$ v8 Q
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。, e; o! o# C, b& `( E. `& H
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.8 _, u: j7 W- s) s- ~6 I$ p2 J2 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。' r- e1 z; @& j! k9 ^( G; m! y
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
/ r& P0 ]5 V8 S 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。" J) F6 S. H. p3 k/ c: v0 ~
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters./ A7 |2 A( A& q! O3 E5 L: W
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
. N2 Y- m/ J# K1 U; R4 j In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.( C' R* q& X8 `! ]( _
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。
& ?: k9 D/ s; r# j" X) K: x# v" Q Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier. |$ L. f$ d' t% o+ f5 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。
9 w) ~6 C& _; Q4 H+ M 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.% A2 f+ d6 M$ S' O# t1 {$ ?& K7 n
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。
: A- D0 s( K3 a q& U& H Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
/ d" p/ a' v( R( O6 z 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。
5 G3 x: ?: ]% @: ?1 \* d* U/ f; `' ] 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.
5 R" ~+ X- B+ p5 I 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。/ M/ z1 t9 U9 T% U8 s& g
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.9 n* O2 D& }- N, U
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。3 R& ?8 X" ]3 P7 \( j* e; e
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
' G7 [0 m$ i) c* I 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。) ?2 {" m! c* ^: Z
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint./ L0 |' I! q9 g5 `( B3 l7 _
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。+ t5 O3 N8 f u# n/ L
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
. A( ~3 j# s8 n. u% [ 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。
) Z6 g) V4 x' j8 q "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said." i' J k# {' U8 t& l
“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。
/ [7 h. k0 }; a/ l/ b) u 来源:BBC
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