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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.' {( t1 X O1 V; Z; W
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' ?* ~$ ^1 z" A' l8 [
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
7 i0 s% E& V' T |4 h) N 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。
% t9 J$ V" q8 R0 F I The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
/ b0 Y, J- _5 S# I7 r- g3 } 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
& j9 l: N+ q. C( q" n+ ` Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
+ _" i% Q5 J9 ?: x# t; g" H 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。. j7 ~" q% I5 U3 Y0 ?
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
' A/ S8 m# }3 n: d) O% ` 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。7 D2 n* z, p' I2 k2 F! a. T9 _
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.5 u; [: n: a6 q$ _5 B! o
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。! D j! @0 o% I5 R
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 v7 E4 g0 F$ P. {# [
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。
0 j9 P: e c3 A Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
6 a9 ]- @; f" ?( f 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。0 T) j0 Y, U- s6 J' b, G
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 ~, F$ H3 q9 s3 j) u
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。
' z8 O% y! d! f! {. G Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
7 x' E: G6 ]2 V* ]9 ? 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。; a8 P8 I, F& a; Q5 ]& t- K5 ~
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., ?: k1 L5 ]& f+ e6 ^) G6 K
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。; P9 S1 j# q1 u% b F/ F
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
% N2 o7 N7 D$ 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。( P( _% A/ L4 r+ B' \
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.6 p, O9 V2 W2 @& q B4 A
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
/ _5 }1 V) a+ n$ M8 c5 n! ^1 S3 B9 O As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.( h3 K, T6 t. O' L H
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。, ?$ h8 J. @0 `4 t0 A
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
' u$ e, c# |% P; t' E1 P' w: a! ? 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。
7 ~& y, A3 z# {2 ], Y' | "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.. z( i7 v c% ], ?. t9 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。; B8 Z" S9 J3 h; |
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