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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.
, T( g3 E& x( V3 [9 b4 E5 C K 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。
7 i) L' J- [4 D8 Q0 v0 W7 S% Y/ ~ The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
$ `! e# d* Y: X% J+ ?. J0 s 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。+ S# O, q' r Z9 C8 [& U& X
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
! @: m& C; H" V4 v 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。* w. X y. P* K# } q5 T
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government. w' |/ B1 c' V; X2 p9 B+ z
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。
: D2 n4 k4 e: z1 e) s- j He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.* C; [9 r; A: Q% e1 [* `0 q
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。
% X6 X" p' y8 R But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.. z R1 z- e# M. c+ d
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。0 T1 b( L. a; I5 s8 O2 Q: r- I
In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
3 f, r+ G4 }% L# Z 十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。* D2 D, i- s. R% P# p. h
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
9 ^ b* Q. z5 \ 在此之前,居民曾抱怨自从使用新城市供应商的水后,水变色、有异味,并引发头痛和皮疹。
9 P4 x8 P* @) `; X The city switched its water source from the city of Detroit to the Flint River in 2014. It has since switched back to Detroit’s water.
0 y4 ~( e4 k* k7 R; Y 2014年弗林特市把水源从底特律市更换为弗林特河,现在已经换回(使用)底特律水。8 h2 K) X5 E6 }7 W3 n9 X2 D0 b
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
; J5 R, F5 j$ o' U 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。9 g) Q, I* {' E# C" M' }# y! y* P5 ]
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.
: }6 u0 L8 _. B" f$ {1 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。. j) B0 V6 f) h. p: k
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
% ^/ s$ K! g4 }0 i% `, i# X+ c5 E 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 ]3 h0 D5 ?0 T/ h: F" d
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
& x7 e/ G! T& |5 @% k9 A! m 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
5 R* R" D# ]4 Y" @ As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
3 _+ b& p+ \1 V1 E7 C P 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。7 O- ]* `/ \' i8 g" H2 ` L
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
@2 j# v0 R- R* t6 f 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。
* Y6 d' ?1 I4 A "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
( @6 p+ b( G1 O# 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。5 |( E8 \; w4 L4 U
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