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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.- U; A* E% ^2 }3 X+ v
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。
5 G8 [4 y3 B6 H( l8 B The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
' V; L# S/ J- I# G; k8 Z- P& a 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。( f5 `2 U( R. M! J" b
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
K, L' G7 C1 h/ C 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
, ]; \7 _: Z" o- \0 b; Q Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
' j/ ?, n p6 H2 _( @ 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。
& O% C- g0 E( b He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration., d( C, @. x' t2 Y2 h. \! z
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。% M! v' ^/ w' _) U. x
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
: d7 y: T, [3 ?0 n 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
( e5 o6 o4 J: Q$ k( f/ W4 p 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; s/ M3 f1 q+ j 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。
- F. x |0 m" ^" T! J& P6 \8 _ Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.$ r0 n8 @ m1 D* i
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。
' f. \% \( X: c# K8 b% c8 Q2 a 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." {2 |) Z5 m: 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。% Q! ~$ q4 D9 T! o# H
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
S1 p4 E T$ ^3 F3 C6 s, 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。1 Z- s: b8 y/ h: a4 c5 E
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.$ n/ A+ z. S: Y+ v% r8 ^
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。& r' U/ _5 G; `6 J
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
: P' U1 _7 c5 j7 z' b 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。
" |: }$ N* X- w6 T He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.' y2 u' F( E3 a$ y1 `; ~# G
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。* L" b- m* W; R+ ^3 \2 f; D
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
5 @. k. ^8 G$ I$ c0 a% b4 ~) b5 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。
m! X) i4 [+ k) b+ z8 v On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.; `0 O/ h; S D
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。
$ j* A8 }2 a- E4 c, @. A7 i) y "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
% B' s4 c5 y& H# 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。6 q2 v, I; Y; S
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