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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.
& x) B7 G+ k E; [ D' j 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。. ?0 W0 m a" k8 ~; @1 K$ w
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
! r: k3 T# Q" G- x 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。
* f) l `% m1 F( {: L, A* [ The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.; k1 F& }; N. K+ m
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
# g X; X) g0 Y Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
+ p9 b+ I: v' L# J6 L 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 B" ^/ e4 K( A/ U
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
% E0 u M5 A9 { 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。3 H5 D" t. U" @7 b" }4 j' W& u1 t
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.0 L5 m! Q8 O+ |- U n" Z
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
; R/ n( V, ^* p! N. P" r; n+ q9 K In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.& Q& P- r4 o- K
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。1 e4 o2 p! n2 t$ H- W
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
' m5 @6 w: G0 ] 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。! D5 C3 F$ X2 Z" n
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 C( ^. x; `- N$ B; i' m+ x
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。
# ?! q% b: N8 A Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.9 c$ W4 N) m9 h. W0 |( k, @
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。% ]) A: F( Z" T7 E8 ?: x6 C) H
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.
' C9 a( @7 j! p4 H' S, b9 y% e) p 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。: F+ K, j* R2 [
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$ U3 g7 s0 e. |4 K 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。
9 ?0 }7 [3 m+ z0 [ He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.& ^) Y$ T. g" G' E
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。1 |" V( B6 f6 Y! x, p: }, n# O) Y
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
1 ?+ d: h( c$ x L 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 E" p; M4 M1 _( F& I% e' U
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.2 e e$ W! ^1 B, |4 w
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。
% V0 H4 p+ |% k8 r+ \ "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said., E& I, u8 X' M7 s4 e" Z7 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。
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