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- s. Y' ]( U- s" F& A5 ]" \$ S US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.( V% i% V- |3 P& t1 Y, p$ f& 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。
) r6 k6 N5 @# c" l) q The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.2 B O+ ^0 u' @" c
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。& D3 f& C% L& `* _" K/ y% q+ g
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
5 {1 C) f+ T% d3 V 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。) F' h0 g7 _: K2 v0 V- v4 T
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government., x( G4 p3 a$ W F* \" Y# @ 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。0 F. }) `1 h6 P5 \9 k- r3 R/ M4 i
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
/ \+ a7 m5 }0 c( A+ U1 ? 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。
$ l. ]+ [) y8 h- |0 O% ^. A But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.$ {9 B1 P0 ^ x9 R. S6 C
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。1 ^/ ], m* W- `" w W7 Y- d" C, d
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.
. y6 n4 A0 O3 l 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。' T' ?; R4 k, ?( U2 X# F+ 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. g' K, K U4 v: C/ {
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。* _' v) b7 [* f! O# ~" l' 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.0 x9 g2 J, G# [$ x8 Z
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。
& i9 I5 q; c& i. }8 M Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
6 C- W4 ^4 N: s$ b 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。1 ^% u- R. D# Y
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.
( T& H; L9 ]9 z' S3 V 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 M* `- n+ X {: 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.: H- _+ D" Q. j5 @: s7 D! J% P1 v
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 C. \$ Y9 V6 H" _& z
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.% ]) S# E! y2 \
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。$ k1 E& ^; A* ~' P3 K# y& u5 \
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
1 T! c6 i8 \, x6 G8 X6 a5 _6 o 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 k" {# `; o" u. t5 @ On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
: V8 [( x% E# K7 C 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。/ J1 v1 B8 X- c$ ]; B6 B9 e
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said." c' V9 p l' u) U5 E. b
“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。6 ?3 ?; j. }6 E/ E
来源:BBC( }/ M& f+ c2 h7 R; }) n
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